The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected depressive neurosis with anxiety materially contributed to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence indicated that the veteran's service-connected depressive neurosis with anxiety significantly hampered his ability to obtain and receive medical treatment, contributing to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiorespiratory arrest, acute respiratory failure, advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary artery bypass graft (ASHD-CABG)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0633681
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that none of his service-connected disabilities caused or substantially contributed to his death.
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