The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death due to lack of evidence showing a chronic disorder during or within one year after his discharge from service. The claim was also denied for accrued benefits and VA death pension.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to provide new and material evidence to reopen her previously denied claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, accrued benefits, and VA death pension.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory arrest, Metabolic acidosis, Alcoholic liver disease with ascites and probable varices
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106088
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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