The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability. The Board denied the claims for service connection for the cause of death, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Renal Failure, Type I Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0513315
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