The Veteran's death was attributed to 'failure to thrive', which the Board found to be a contributory cause of his service-connected lower extremity disabilities. The appeal for accrued benefits is remanded due to untimely filing.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was granted based on the probative medical evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of basal cell carcinomas to the bilateral ears, residuals of cold injuries to the bilateral upper and lower extremities, degenerative changes of the bilateral hips and lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1551771
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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.
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- Denied
The Veteran does not have residuals of cold injuries to the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and the Board finds that service connection is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of VA treatment records and inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cold injury residuals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Denied
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