The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board found insufficient evidence to establish that any of his conditions were related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s death or other significant conditions at the time of death were due to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- sepsis, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of tonsil, hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19101076
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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