Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as a disability of service origin did not cause or contribute substantially to his death.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's principle causes of death and any toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Claimed conditions
- acute hypoxic respiratory failure, bilateral aspiration pneumonia with septic shock, COVID-19 infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097958
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