The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence did not show any service-connected condition contributing to the Veteran's death or showing he had syphilis at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchopneumonia, Urinary tract infection, Brain stem stroke, Right side hemichorea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1608824
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 USC § 1151 due to inadequate medical opinions.
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