The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death and also granted Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.
The deciding factor: Reasonable doubt was raised as to whether the Veteran's systemic vasculopathy was causally related to his exposure to radiation in service, but medical opinions supported a causal relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary failure, degenerative joint disease (right leg amputation), generalized atherosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18114268
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