The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that his cancer did not begin in service and was not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The disease processes leading to the veteran's death did not begin in service and were not otherwise developed as a result of his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- septic shock, lymphoma cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1002625
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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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