The veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by any service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of a nexus between the cause(s) of his death and military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the cause(s) of the veteran's death to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic insufficiency, liver cirrhosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, cardiomegaly, atherosclerotic heart disease with congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0525904
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