The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and dismissed the DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 claim due to lack of evidence showing a direct relationship between the veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while the veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, duodenal bulb ulcer, and healed abscess of the left lung, there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original decision denying DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- healed abscess, left lung, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), duodenal bulb ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0329836
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What this means for you
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