The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and determined that his service-connected Cushing's Syndrome contributed substantially or materially to his death. The veteran also meets the criteria for dependents' educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected Cushing's Syndrome resulted in debilitating effects and general impairment of health, which rendered him materially less capable of resisting the underlying causes of his death (pneumonia, asthma, and multifocal atrial tachycardia).
- Claimed conditions
- Pneumonia, Asthma, Multifocal atrial tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0201484
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