The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death. The Board found no causal link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and the arteriosclerotic heart disease that caused his death, nor was there evidence of continuity of symptomatology post-service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and the arteriosclerotic heart disease or cancer that caused his death. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish continuity of symptoms post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Cancer of the colon, Prostate cancer, Lung cancer, Larynx cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0925387
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