The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) contributed to his death, warranting service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately in balance on whether service-connected diabetes mellitus contributed to the veteran's death. The Board affords the benefit of doubt to the veteran, concluding that service connection for the cause of death is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0630387
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