The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance, as there was no evidence to support a link between the veteran's death or the requirements for educational assistance and his military service.
The deciding factor: The competent medical evidence did not demonstrate that the veteran's death was related to an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service. There was also no evidence supporting the appellant's claim of a lung disability caused by in-service exposure to asbestos, which she alleged contributed to his suicide.
- Claimed conditions
- Gunshot wound to the head
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0812102
What this means for you
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