The Board found that no service-connected disability caused or contributed to the Veteran's death, and thus denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between any service-connected condition and the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic encephalopathy, Incomplete posttraumatic sensory paralysis to the left infra-orbital branch of the trigeminal nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1234612
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