The RO denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, and reopening her claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, denied DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Reiter's syndrome, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0120389
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