The Veteran died from inanition and Alzheimer's type dementia. The death certificate does not indicate that these conditions were caused by service-connected disabilities, nor is there evidence linking them to service. Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran’s inanition or Alzheimer's type dementia to his military service, and the Appellant did not provide a competent opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Alzheimer's type dementia, inanition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1549545
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