The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia contributed to his death from coronary artery disease, granting DIC benefits and dismissing the claim for 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The VA cardiologist concluded that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder had contributed to cause his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophrenia, Coronary Artery Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0412320
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What this means for you
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