The Board found that the veteran's death was caused by pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), which occurred more than three years after his discharge from service and without evidence linking it to military service. The claim for service connection of the cause of death is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence demonstrating that the veteran's death was caused by an illness or disease incurred in or aggravated by service, including within a presumptive period due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0621397
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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