The Veteran's death was not related to his active naval service, and he did not meet the criteria for VA burial compensation benefits.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death could not be established due to lack of evidence linking the Veteran's death to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- multisystem organ failure, severe mitral regurgitation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24005555
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