The veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his death. The appeal for DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: Service-connected ischemic heart disease was found to be a contributory cause of the veteran's death, but not the principal cause.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0105477
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What this means for you
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