The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to his military service or exposure to engine fumes, exhaust, chemicals, and asbestos.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing a link between the Veteran’s service and his causes of death, including chronic respiratory failure, CVA with encephalopathy, debility related to malnutrition, and MI secondary to bradycardia.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory failure, cerebral vascular accident (CVA) with encephalopathy, debility related to malnutrition, myocardial infarction (MI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189342
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