The veteran's death was not due to or the result of disease incurred in or aggravated by service, and his service-connected disabilities did not contribute substantially or materially to cause his death. The criteria for DIC benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 have not been met.
The deciding factor: The VA physician's opinion ruled out any etiologic link between the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer and the conditions that caused his death, and there was no evidence of a causal connection between the veteran's service-connected disabilities and his death.
- Claimed conditions
- hypotension, bradycardia, alcoholic liver disease, sepsis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0120297
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The claim for entitlement to service connection for hypotension was dismissed, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for bradycardia, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, emphysema, hypothyroidism, polypectomy, prostate cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis as new and relevant evidence was not received. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a new opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip joint replacement and osteoarthritis of the MCP and CMC joints of the right thumb, but denied service connection for bradycardia.
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