The veteran's death was not caused by or contributed to by any service-connected disability, and the appellant is not entitled to additional burial benefits.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's fatal hepatic encephalopathy, chronic liver disease, coagulopathy, or thrombocytopenia were related to his military service or to his service-connected schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic encephalopathy, chronic liver disease, coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0527878
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