The Veteran's death was not caused by or a result of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board denied entitlement to service-connected burial benefits.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion established that the service-connected conditions were not the immediate or underlying cause of death and were not etiologically related to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- combat wound of the left arm with incomplete paralysis of the median nerve, disfiguring facial scars, scar of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1303010
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids have been granted. The Veteran's hypertension and scar of the right leg are denied, but his bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available under VA regulations.,The Veteran's laceration of the larynx and esophagus does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeals for evaluations of facial scars and muscle impairment, as well as service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, vision problems, and sexual dysfunction are dismissed. The issues of service connection for vision problems and sexual dysfunction are remanded due to the need for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve was granted service connection effective December 24, 2014.,A scar of the right leg was also granted service connection effective December 24, 2014. The rating for this condition is currently at 10%.,The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder received a 10% disability rating effective December 24, 2013.,GERD and IBS were granted service connection effective December 24, 2014. The Veteran is currently rated at 30% for these conditions.
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