The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that his bladder cancer and cardiopulmonary arrest were not related to service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's bladder cancer and cardiopulmonary arrest to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000143
What this means for you
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