The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking any disability to military service and concluding that the respiratory arrest/pulmonary embolism/pelvic fracture were not related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a nexus between the veteran's disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory arrest, pulmonary embolism, pelvic fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610904
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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