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 the Veteran's death.,VA did not provide medical care that caused or aggravated the Veteran’s chronic pulmonary heart disease. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a link between the Veteran's military service and his cause of death, which was chronic pulmonary heart disease.,VA did not provide medical care that caused or aggravated the Veteran’s chronic pulmonary heart disease. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is also denied.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pulmonary heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19195797
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