The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence showing that acute renal failure, chronic renal failure, and chronic right heart failure were incurred in or related to the Veteran's period of service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence to show that the acute renal failure, chronic renal failure, and chronic right heart failure were incurred in service, manifested within an appropriate presumptive period, or are otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- acute renal failure, chronic renal failure, chronic right heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072739
What this means for you
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