The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence to support entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for the cause of the veteran's death or entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0605905
What this means for you
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