The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, finding that there was no relationship between the cause of his death and his military service.
The deciding factor: Service-connected chronic bronchial asthma did not contribute to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0516966
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for chronic bronchial asthma as the evidence did not show an increase in severity.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's respiratory disability, including chronic bronchial asthma and chronic rhinitis, was not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found that the condition pre-existed service and did not undergo an increase in severity during his second period of active duty service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for a respiratory disability, specifically chronic bronchial asthma. The Board is remanding the case to obtain an opinion on whether his pre-existing chronic rhinitis was aggravated by his second period of service and if his chronic bronchial asthma was aggravated during that time.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran died from cardio respiratory arrest, and the Board is remanding the case for additional development to determine if his death was caused by service-connected conditions.
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