The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and payment of accrued benefits on the basis of a grant of service connection for PTSD, effective from August 4, 1998. The special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound criteria for purposes of accrued benefits was not addressed in this decision.,The Board also denied the appellant's claim for an increased rate of death pension benefits due to her need for regular aid and attendance of another person or being housebound, as these issues were not addressed in the decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's fatal left temporal oligoastrocytoma to his period of service. The appellant's claim for accrued benefits based on a grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as it is barred by law.,The Board also noted that the special monthly compensation and increased rate of death pension benefits claims were not addressed in this decision, as they are separate issues from the main appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left temporal oligoastrocytoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606596
What this means for you
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