The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that none of the conditions causing or contributing to the veteran's death were present during his military service or until many years thereafter, and none is shown to be related to any incident of his military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be granted as there is no evidence showing that the veteran's PTB with bronchiectasis, COPD, and malnutrition were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- asphyxia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), malnutrition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0609866
What this means for you
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