The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death due to or a consequence of bacteremia, respiratory failure, and COPD. The Board also denied entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused his death or contributed substantially or materially to cause it.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteomyelitis, Paralysis, partial, severe, median and ulnar nerves, left with involvement of muscle group VII, Shell fragment wound, severe, muscle group VIII, left forearm with healed compound, comminuted fracture of left ulna, Skin graft scar, abdomen, Bone graft scar, right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1219393
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