The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service. The appellant's claims for DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 and accrued benefits have also been denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran died from coronary artery disease, which was not related to his military service. His other service-connected conditions did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Degenerative Arthritis, Right Knee, Post-operative Residuals, Right Total Hip Replacement with Arthritis, Degenerative Arthritis, Left Osteotomy with Removal of Semilunar Cartilage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0829365
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