The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to cause his death from congestive heart failure, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.
The deciding factor: Competent medical opinions are in equipoise regarding whether the service-connected conditions caused or contributed to the Veteran's death from congestive heart failure.
- Claimed conditions
- left forefoot amputation, residuals of gunshot wound to the right foot, residuals of gunshot wound, Muscle Group XII
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1524545
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Denied
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