The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's death to his service, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence associating the factors that led to the veteran's death with his active military duty.
- Claimed conditions
- septicemia, third degree burns
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613151
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives and insufficient rationale in the VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The claim for service connection for the cause of death has been denied as new and material evidence was not received, despite some additional medical evidence being submitted.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the final September 1988 denial is not new and material, thus denying the appellant's claim to reopen her service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death is not service-connected, as there is no medical evidence linking his death to military service.
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