The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and denied both the claim for service connection for cause of death and the request for DEA benefits for the appellant's minor child.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a direct link between the veteran's service and his death-causing conditions, nor were any presumptive service connections applicable due to lack of qualifying exposure or time periods.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal cancer, liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636856
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