The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of death, entitlement to accrued benefits, and basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.
The deciding factor: The service department certified that the veteran had no active duty service during World War II. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a connection between any service-related disability and the cause of death, nor did the veteran meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Koch's pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605774
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