The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and his total rating for compensation purposes did not meet the required duration to establish entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The cause of the veteran's death (acute medullary failure due to aspiration pneumonia) was not caused by or a result of any service-connected disability, and his total rating for compensation purposes did not meet the required duration to establish entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive neurosis, Osteomyelitis of the right femur, Sepsis, Adrenal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614583
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What this means for you
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