The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a direct relationship between the veteran's service-connected hearing loss and his death or any other service-connected condition contributing to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- sepsis, nosocomial pneumonia, chronic urinary tract infection, prostatic cancer with metastatic bone and brain disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501257
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as sepsis and liver disease were not shown to be related to his service or any incident during it.
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