The veteran's death was caused by congestive heart failure due to cardiomyopathy, which is not service-connected. The appellant did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 or Chapter 35 educational assistance.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established for the cause of death as no service-connected disability was found to have caused or contributed substantially to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction with headaches, residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, right upper extremity weakness, residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, right lower extremity weakness, global aphasia as a result of a cerebrovascular accident, right facial droop as a result of a cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0635741
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