The Board found that the decedent did not have active military service, and therefore, the presumption of service connection for ALS does not apply. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.
The deciding factor: The decedent's service in the Army National Guard was only ACDUTRA (active duty training), which is not considered active military, naval, or air service as defined by law and therefore does not qualify him as a 'decedent' for VA compensation purposes. As such, the presumption of service connection for ALS does not apply.
- Claimed conditions
- ALS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1500019
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