The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and the appellant is not eligible for nonservice-connected death pension benefits or accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that any of the conditions contributing to the Veteran's death were incurred in or aggravated by his military service. The Veteran did not have qualifying service under VA regulations for nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and there was no pending claim at the time of his death for accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-pulmonary arrest, sepsis secondary to hospital acquired pneumonia, complicated urinary tract infection, transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0936972
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