The veteran's service-connected varicose veins are found to have caused a pulmonary embolism that contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The VHA physician opined that the veteran's service-connected varicose veins did contribute substantially or materially to his death due to causing a pulmonary embolism.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory failure, Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, Connective tissue disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0126337
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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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