The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the Board denied the appeal due to lack of required documentation.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the cause of the Veteran's death (cardio respiratory arrest, cardio renal failure, and chronic obstructive lung disease) was incurred or aggravated during his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio respiratory arrest, cardio renal failure, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1511626
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