The Board found that the appellant may be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits purposes, but denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking it to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence relating the cause of death to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0530650
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. 1318, finding that his death was not caused by a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of evidence regarding the Veteran's service in Guam or American Samoa, which could affect his presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service, specifically his exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected ischemic heart disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA evaluation to determine if the Veteran's fatal cardiovascular disabilities are related to his military service, including jet fuel exposure.
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