The Veteran died from cardio pulmonary arrest, with aspiration and other significant conditions contributing to his death. The cause of death is not related to service-connected disabilities.,DIC benefits were denied as the Veteran was not rated as totally disabled at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio pulmonary arrest, aspiration, pneumococcal pneumonia, delirium tremens
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1003431
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