The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new evidence. However, the evidence does not establish that any service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the causes of the Veteran's death (septicemia and cardiorespiratory arrest) to his active service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- septicemia, cardiorespiratory arrest
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1221881
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied DIC and survivors' pension benefits due to the lack of evidence linking septicemia to service, and because the Appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was caused by cardiorespiratory arrest and metastatic esophageal cancer. The appellant is recognized as the surviving spouse, but service connection for cause of death remains pending due to insufficient information on in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's cardiorespiratory arrest to his military service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the Board found insufficient evidence to establish a connection between his conditions and his military service.
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