The Board finds that the Veteran's death was not caused by any incident in service or related to a service-connected disability, and thus denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence indicating that the Veteran's death was caused by an incident in service or related to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy, atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease, Staphylococcal bacteremia, acute chronic renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2009
- Citation
- 0928692
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including addressing the issue of service connection for hypertension and referring the TDIU claim to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).
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