The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion determined that the cause of death was unrelated to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of gunshot wound with severe injury to Muscle Groups XIII, XIV, and XV, secondary osteoarthritis of left knee, limitation of motion of left knee flexion and foot drop due to sciatic nerve injury, shortening of left lower extremity due to GSW with malunited fractures of left femoral neck and distal femur, osteoarthritis of left hip, inactive osteomyelitis of left femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0617547
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What this means for you
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