The Board found that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis did not cause or contribute substantially to his death. The DIC benefits claim was also denied as there is no evidence showing he became disabled due to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions were provided indicating that the veteran’s coronary artery disease was not caused by his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis, and that it was more likely due to smoking or other etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0615589
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