The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his death was not caused by any disability incurred in or aggravated by his service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s death was due to a head-on motor vehicle collision and not related to his service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy and hepatitis from tuberculosis treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of his right fifth metacarpal, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy secondary to medical treatment for tuberculosis, hepatitis also secondary to medical treatment for tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19155148
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What this means for you
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