The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and his disability rating did not meet the criteria for DIC under section 1318.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability rating never met the statutory requirement of a total disability rating for 10 years or more immediately preceding death, nor did he qualify as a former prisoner of war.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1452577
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- Remanded (sent back)
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