The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected conditions, and thus granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's perforation of intestine, acute vascular insufficiency of intestine, suppurative peritonitis, ulcerative colitis, pruritic disorder, congestive heart failure, diabetes, and cerebrovascular accident were all service-connected conditions. The Board found these to be the cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- perforation of intestine, acute vascular insufficiency of intestine, suppurative peritonitis, ulcerative colitis, pruritic disorder, malignant neoplasm of skin of face, congestive heart failure, diabetes, cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0127107
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What this means for you
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