The Board has determined that the Veteran's death by status asthmaticus was caused by a service-connected disability, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence supports the claim that the Veteran's status asthmaticus began in service, which is considered a direct service connection case.
- Claimed conditions
- status asthmaticus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0946799
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development to obtain medical records from the Appellant's identified providers. The case will be remanded for further review after these records are obtained.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to provide proper VCAA notice and to review all submitted evidence since the last supplemental statement of the case. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her father's death will be reconsidered.
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