The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a nexus between bronchopneumonia and service, or hepatic and renal insufficiency to service, to include evidence of continuity of symptomatology, or that a service-connected disability caused, or substantially or materially contributed to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchopneumonia, hepatic and renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001589
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected bronchopneumonia with chronic bronchitis is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's service-connected disabilities to his death.
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