The Board found that the cause of death (septicemia due to urinary tract infection) was not caused or aggravated by any service-connected condition. The other conditions contributing to death were not related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his active military service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- septicemia, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0624978
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What this means for you
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