The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and material evidence received, suggesting a possible relationship between the Veteran's cause of death and his service.
The deciding factor: New evidence indicates that the Veteran may have experienced symptoms related to his service during his military service, which could potentially relate to his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiorespiratory arrest, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), thrombosis, pneumonia, arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1613807
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him in need of regular aid and attendance of another, as his need for assistance is associated with nonservice-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pneumonia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and asthma as causes of death. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions were related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claims and establishing new and material evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, GERD, Barrett's esophagus, and arrhythmia are remanded due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.
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