The Board found that the Veteran's PTB, which was service-connected and manifested during his military service or within three years after separation, contributed substantially to his death from cardiopulmonary arrest.
The deciding factor: The VA specialist opined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's PTB was incurred in or aggravated during his period of active duty military service or within a three-year period after his service and contributed substantially and materially to the cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- PTB
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1040392
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied service connection for cause of death.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the TDIU for accrued benefits purposes due to lack of evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected PTB was a significant contributing factor to his death.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, pneumonia, was not related to his service-connected PTB and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The underlying issue is addressed in a separate REMAND.
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