The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's cardiovascular disorder and his military service or any service-connected disability, nor was there sufficient evidence of a causal relationship between the veteran's PTSD and his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiovascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0903111
What this means for you
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