The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension, peptic ulcer, pulmonary tuberculosis, and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident were not caused by any incident of service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a medical nexus between military service and the cause of the Veteran's death, and no disability incurred in or aggravated by service either caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident, essential hypertension, peptic ulcer, pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0906231
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis was at least as likely as not a contributory cause of his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and relevant evidence being submitted after the prior denial.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 28, 2014 for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.
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