The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and chronic ethanol abuse with cirrhosis, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing a relationship between the Veteran's service-connected genital herpes and his death or that any other condition caused or contributed substantially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, chronic ethanol abuse with cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19155431
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's terminal cardiogenic shock, severe aortic stenosis, acute kidney injury, and/or acute blood loss secondary to upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage were not related to service or his service-connected conditions. The appellant’s claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.
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