The Board found that the veteran's service-connected residuals of bilateral frozen feet did not cause or contribute to his death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death. The appellant's eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 was also denied due to her income exceeding the maximum annual income limit.
The deciding factor: The veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and his service-connected residuals of bilateral frozen feet did not play a role in causing his death. The appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual income for improved death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal infarction (ischemic bowel), cerebrovascular accident, abdominal aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0403626
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