The Board found that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder contributed to his death from Alzheimer's disease, which was exacerbated by atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The private physician and pathologist provided medical opinions supporting the contribution of the service-connected anxiety disorder to the veteran's death due to atherosclerotic disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Alzheimer's disease, Atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0401235
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What this means for you
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