The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, including his in-service yellow fever, cholera, or dysentery.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran’s in-service yellow fever, cholera, or dysentery caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, acute hypoxic respiratory failure, severe sepsis, bilateral pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160411
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