The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there is no medical or lay evidence supporting that his service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: There was no medical or lay evidence supporting that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory arrest, brain stem herniation, cerebral edema, intraventricular hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005681
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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