The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence. The Board also found that her claim is well-grounded, as there is a current disability (the veteran's condition) which was incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by Dr. Brown, Jr., established a link between the veteran's service-connected disabilities and his death.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer, pilonidal cyst, residuals of contusions of the back and left knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0013787
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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