The Board found that the veteran's service-connected anxiety neurosis substantially contributed to his death due to respiratory failure and congestive heart failure.
The deciding factor: The veteran's severe agitation, exacerbated by his service-connected anxiety neurosis, significantly impeded medical care for his chronic obstructive lung disease and congestive heart failure.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety neurosis, Nummular eczema, Fracture and malunion of the right clavicle
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0407999
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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