The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, hypovolemic shock and bleeding of the upper digestive tract, was not incurred directly in service. The preponderance of evidence is against service connection for the Veteran's cause of death.
The deciding factor: There is no direct or presumptive evidence linking the Veteran’s cause of death to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypovolemic shock, bleeding of the upper digestive tract
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1510106
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What this means for you
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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).
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