The Board found that the appellant's service-connected anxiety neurosis aggravated her pre-existing alcoholism, which led to her fatal myocardial infarction. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of her death is granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected anxiety neurosis was a contributing factor in aggravating her pre-existing alcoholism and ultimately leading to her fatal myocardial infarction.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis, acute myocardial infarct due to hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0800043
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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.
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