The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death was not related to his service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that any of the veteran's fatal conditions were caused by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic bone carcinoma, prostatic adenocarcinoma, heart block, dumping syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0633183
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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