The Veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service, and the Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death as well as burial benefits.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran had type II diabetes mellitus during active duty or within one year thereafter. The VA examiner found it less likely than not that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus was related to his military service, including any in-service symptoms of dizziness.
- Claimed conditions
- Aspiration pneumonia, Sepsis, End stage renal disease due to type II diabetes mellitus with nephropathy, Acute peritonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19162155
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What this means for you
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