The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not reasonably foreseeable and grants DIC benefits based on this finding.
The deciding factor: The death certificate indicates that the cause of death was acute cardiopulmonary collapse, which occurred due to pre-existing conditions like coronary disease, hypertension, diabetes, depression, and kidney cancer. The VA examiner found it unlikely that any action or failure in care by VA caused the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute cardiopulmonary collapse, Coronary disease, Hypertension, Diabetes, Depression, Kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105143
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.
What you can do next
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