The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service. The cause of death listed on his death certificate is cardiorespiratory arrest due to cancer of the prostate.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence suggesting a causal link between the veteran's prostate cancer and his service, and because of the length of time following service prior to the veteran's diagnosis with prostate cancer, the Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the appellant's claim of service connection for cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0611993
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 609 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, and the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions likely preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a disability for which service connection had been established at the time of death or for which service connection should have been established, and denied the claims.
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