The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death. The DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 issue is also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's death to any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic encephalopathy as a residual penetrating wound scalp and skull, Weakness of the left side of truck (a residual contusion of spinal vertical cord), Chronic prostatitis, Infectious hepatitis with stomach complaints, Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0728413
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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