The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death, eligibility for non-service-connected death pension, and entitlement to accrued benefits. The appellant was not found to have a service-connected disability that caused or contributed substantially to his death.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as there were no service records showing any pre-existing conditions in March 1946 when the veteran was examined for separation from service, and no evidence of continuity of symptoms over time. The Board found insufficient evidence linking the cause of death (pneumonia) to service.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumonia, hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0824298
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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