The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence established that the lungs and chest were normal at separation from service, and there is no competent evidence relating the fatal disease processes to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, acute respiratory failure, pulmonary new growth, pneumonia/microabscesses related to pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0606361
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as there was no evidence linking any of the listed conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acute respiratory failure is related to service, including participation in a toxic exposure risk activity as a fire crewman.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that his cardiopulmonary arrest, metastatic brain disease, or metastatic small cell carcinoma were related to his active duty service.
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