The Board found no evidence that the veteran's death was caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the veteran's congestive heart failure resulted from his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure, Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Hypostatic pneumonia, Osteogenic carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0620838
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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