The Veteran died from heart failure, but there is no evidence of a service-connected condition that caused or contributed to his death. The Board finds the preponderance of the evidence does not support granting service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There was no established service-connected disability found to be the principal or contributory cause of the Veteran's death, and there is insufficient evidence linking any service-related condition to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- heart failure, pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1014690
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis was at least as likely as not a contributory cause of his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 28, 2014 for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran did not express disagreement with any issue decided by the AOJ within the prior year.
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