The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, bronchopneumonia of unknown etiology, was not caused or contributed to by service-connected disabilities. The appellant did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as she had not been rated as 100% disabled for at least ten years prior to her death.
The deciding factor: The veteran's cause of death was bronchopneumonia, which was not service-connected and did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchopneumonia of unknown etiology
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0612100
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