The Board found that the veteran did not have a service-connected disability, and therefore could not establish service connection for the cause of his death. The conditions listed as causing his death (cardiopulmonary arrest, pulmonary obstruction, COPD, emphysema, and pneumonia) were not shown to be related to military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service medical records did not show any complaints or clinical findings for these conditions, and there is no evidence of their existence during the years following his separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, pulmonary obstruction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0701584
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