The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a pulmonary embolus, played a material causal role in his death. Accrued benefits for TDIU are granted based on the severity of his service-connected disabilities during the last two years of his life.
The deciding factor: Service-connected disabilities prevented the veteran from securing or following any form of substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and occupational background.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary embolus, phlebitis, venous insufficiency of the left leg, arthritis of the left knee, shortening of the left leg due to fracture of the left femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0306827
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for phlebitis due to a lack of evidence supporting the claim, and remanded the issue of service connection for headaches for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right knee to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand from the Court.
- Dismissed
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