The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death. The appellant was denied entitlement to DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for residuals of lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions indicated that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0424338
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