The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to new and material evidence submitted. The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his fatal stroke.
The deciding factor: A post-service physician opined that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder contributed greatly to his condition and in particular, acute flare-ups of depression and anxiety contributed to his fatal cerebral hemorrhage.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis with anxiety and depression, gunshot wound of the right thigh, gunshot wound scars of the left index finger and right elbow
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0524396
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development to clarify the cause of death and assess whether service-related conditions contributed to the Veteran's death. The case is now remanded for further action.
- Denied
The Veteran is not in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including gunshot wounds, tinnitus, scar, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board denied the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected gunshot wounds did not cause or contribute to his death from sepsis due to a urinary tract infection. The medical evidence does not support the Appellant's claims of hepatitis and PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his gunshot and shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and pelvis was granted, with a current evaluation of 30 percent. Service connection for scars of the right thigh and pelvis was also established.
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