The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (whether the cause of death is related to service or a service-connected disability) and it did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0931177
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- Granted
The Veteran's condition stabilized on July 9, 2013, allowing for transfer to a VA facility. The claim is granted for payment of medical expenses incurred on July 9, 2013 at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to renal failure and acute pancreatitis, as these conditions are not related to service. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was considered a significant condition contributing to his death but not resulting from service-connected causes.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not incurred in or aggravated by military service nor as a result of a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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