Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, finding no evidence that a service-connected condition caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion stated that the Veteran's service-connected conditions were less likely than not to have contributed to his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac arrest, acute renal failure, acute on chronic congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005590
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