The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right knee disability did not cause or contribute to his death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's service-connected right knee disability and his fatal respiratory conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute respiratory failure, Exacerbation of COPD and emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618002
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