The veteran's cause of death, cardiorespiratory arrest due to hypertensive heart disease and cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is found to be service-connected. The appellant is not eligible for accrued benefits as her claim was filed more than one year after the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The veteran served as a former prisoner of war, which qualifies him for presumptive service connection for certain diseases including hypertensive heart disease and cerebrovascular accident (CVA). As these conditions are presumed to have been incurred during service, they are considered service-connected. However, the appellant's claim for accrued benefits was filed more than one year after the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease, cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0506158
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