The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and eligibility for Survivor's and Dependent's Educational Assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C. § Chapter 35, as there was no evidence that a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between any service-connected condition and the cause of the Veteran's death, nor did it show that hypertension, which began after his first period of service, was incurred in or aggravated by active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrhythmia, Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0906110
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Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the claim for service connection for cardiac arrhythmia.
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