The Veteran died from aspergillus pneumonia and end-stage liver disease, which were not service-connected at the time of his death. The claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is denied.
The deciding factor: The cause of the Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not have a permanent and total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- aspergillus pneumonia, end-stage liver disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1727395
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