The veteran's cause of death was listed as end stage senile dementia, which is not service-connected. The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established for the cause of death (end-stage senile dementia) as there was no evidence linking it to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Disease, Renal Failure, Dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0621265
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