The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death, and there was no evidence of a relationship between his service-connected conditions and his cause of death. The claim for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's cause of death, cardiac arrest due to arrhythmia and gram negative bacteremia, was not related to service or his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disability, Chorioretinitis of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637570
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,377 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal regarding the direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in a May 2025 rating decision granting entitlement to a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's anxiety disability is dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's anxiety disability was granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent prior to March 1, 2018. The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s symptoms were consistent with a 30 percent rating due to occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's anxiety disability is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling since March 1, 2018. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is related to service.
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