The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's death to his service-connected conditions or any condition incurred in service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death from cardio-respiratory arrest and congestive heart failure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-respiratory arrest, congestive heart failure, cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1040067
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