The Board has determined that the veteran's death from acute bronchitis in 1961 was not caused or contributed to by any disease or injury related to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: No chronic disorder of the lungs, chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis was incurred during or for many years after service, and no medical or other competent evidence shows that the veteran's death in 1961 was caused or contributed to by any disease or injury related to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0627375
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What this means for you
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