The Board concluded that there is no medical basis for linking the Veteran's cause of death to his period of service, and denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: No evidence linked the Veteran's cardiopulmonary arrest, multi-organ failure, sepsis pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or emphysema to his military service. The Board found no basis to grant the claim on a direct service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, multi-organ failure, sepsis, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909078
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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