The Board finds that the Veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The VA medical opinion and evidence of record indicate that his service-connected disorders were not a principal or contributory cause of death.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion and evidence of record indicate that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death, with other nonservice-connected conditions being more likely causes.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Cardiopulmonary, End Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1127989
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