The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected, and there is no legal merit for accrued benefits. The veteran's death pension claim cannot be granted as he had no service-connected disabilities at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the causes of death (rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma and pulmonary tuberculosis) and military service, and there was no pending claim for accrued benefits prior to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma, pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0620355
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- Denied
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