The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service. The conditions listed on the veteran's death certificate as causing his death were not manifested during his period of active duty service or for many years thereafter.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking the causes of the veteran's death to his military service, and concluded that the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Ventricular Fibrillation, Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0501093
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What this means for you
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