The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected lymphangitis did not contribute to his cause of death from acute ischemic colitis, and thus denied the claim for burial expense reimbursement.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between the Veteran's service-connected lymphangitis and his cause of death (acute ischemic colitis).
- Claimed conditions
- lymphangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1006282
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