The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, cerebral hemorrhage due to an accidental fall, was not service-connected. The appellant's allegations regarding beriberi were not supported by evidence and her statements about fraudulent death certificates were inconsistent with the findings.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's cause of death was related to his service or any service-connected condition, including beriberi which the appellant claimed contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebral hemorrhage, beriberi heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0620186
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