The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death and also denied his claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits. The veteran died in January 1971 from a gunshot wound to the neck, which caused hemorrhage.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish any link between the veteran's death and his military service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death (profuse internal and external hemorrhage)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0617339
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What this means for you
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