The Veteran's cause of death was due to massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastritis, and possible typhoid fever. The service-connected schizophrenia aggravated these conditions.
The deciding factor: The service-connected schizophrenia caused the Veteran's hemorrhagic gastritis, which in turn led to his death from massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Claimed conditions
- massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastritis, possible typhoid fever
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0918357
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What this means for you
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