The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, which includes myocardial infraction, heart disease, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: New evidence was presented showing a potential correlation between the veteran's service and his fatal heart disease, including thiamine deficiency due to being a prisoner of war.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial infraction, Heart disease, Post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0101413
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is rated at 100 percent effective November 21, 2019, due to total occupational and social impairment.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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