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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0611993
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