The service-connected anxiety reaction did not cause the veteran's death, and Alzheimer's disease is considered a contributory cause of death.
The deciding factor: Alzheimer's disease contributed substantially to the veteran's death due to his pre-existing anxiety reaction.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Reaction, Alzheimer's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0205058
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