The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and for special monthly compensation due to need for regular aid and attendance, finding that there was no evidence linking the conditions from which the Veteran died to his period of service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a relationship between the Veteran's service and the conditions from which he died (cardiopulmonary arrest, colon cancer with metastases, and renal disease).
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, colon cancer with metastases, renal disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1009231
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