The Veteran's cause of death was not related to his service or any service-connected conditions, and the Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: No medical opinion supported a link between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his fatal urinary tract infection, uropathy, and/or chronic kidney disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary tract infection, Obstructive uropathy, Chronic kidney disease Stage IV
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127589
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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