The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and the service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death. The issues of service connection for heart disease and hypertension as secondary to PTSD and special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance were denied.
The deciding factor: The service-connected conditions did not cause or substantially contribute to the Veteran's death, nor were they related to any of the causes of death listed.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disease, Hypertension, Hypernatremia, Renal Failure, Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Obesity, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0934456
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