The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and his DIC benefits were denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death could not be established as there was no evidence linking heart or kidney disease to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- intractable congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, recurrent ventricular tachycardia, renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0631929
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not show that the causes of his death were related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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