The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not have a permanent total disability due to a service-connected condition at the time of his death. Therefore, the claim for dependents' educational assistance is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of the veteran's death cannot be established as there is no evidence linking the conditions to service or any presumptive exposure to herbicides. The veteran did not have a permanent total disability due to a service-connected condition at the time of his death, thus failing basic eligibility criteria for dependents' educational assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic pharyngeal cancer, cardiopulmonary arrest
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0619174
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's death to his military service is remanded. The Board needs more medical records from Archbold Medical Center.
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