The veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability. The appellant did not meet the criteria for VA death pension benefits, and her application for accrued benefits was submitted outside the one-year filing period.
The deciding factor: The causes of death were unrelated to any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchogenic cancer, pneumonia aspiration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0706619
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by his service, including as a former POW. The cause of death listed is bronchogenic cancer, which is not presumed for former POWs.
- Denied
The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant has no legal entitlement to accrued benefits or nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
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