The veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the appellant did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The Board found that none of the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety state psychoneurosis, right and left foot traumatic arthritis, right and left foot residuals of frozen feet, right and left hand osteoarthritis due to cold injury, post-operative hemorrhoids, bilateral frozen feet with residual numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634790
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