The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death (uremia, end stage renal disease, and hypertensive cardiovascular disease) was not related to his period of service. The conditions were diagnosed many years after separation from service and there is no evidence suggesting they were caused by any incident during service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's cause of death to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- uremia, end stage renal disease, hypertensive cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1400196
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the cause of death and remanded the issue of a compensable disability rating for bilateral defective hearing.
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