Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his end stage renal disease and systolic heart failure were not related to his military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a causal relationship between the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability and his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- end stage renal disease, systolic heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088273
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