The Board found that the cause of death was not incurred in or related to service, including a service-connected disability. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his period of service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-respiratory arrest, myotomic (myotonic) dystrophy, bronchopneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0607171
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