The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and the claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have any service-connected disabilities at the time of his death, and he was not a prisoner of war during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease, angina pectoris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0607418
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
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