The Board found that the cause of death was not due to any service-connected disability and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death could not be established as there was no evidence showing a service-connected disability caused or significantly contributed to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628734
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