The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his service-connected bipolar disorder contributing to his arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
The deciding factor: Clinical evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder rendered him less capable of complying with his treatment for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0611198
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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