The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as there was no evidence showing a service-connected disability contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish that a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025649
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that none of the conditions listed on his death certificate were related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to additional development needed, including obtaining medical records and information from the Social Security Administration.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking any condition to service or a compensable degree within one year post-service discharge.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was not due to service-related causes, and the criteria for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are not met as he was not rated totally disabled at the time of his death.
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