The Veteran's death was caused by heat stroke and cardiac standstill, but he had no service-connected disabilities at the time of his death. The Board denied both service connection for cause of death and DIC benefits under 38 USC 1318.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died from a heart attack due to heat stroke, but he was not service connected for any disability at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- heat stroke, cardiac standstill
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106771
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for heat stroke and migraine to afford the Veteran a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension and granted an initial 30 percent evaluation for vertigo, but no higher. The claim for service connection for heat stroke was also denied.
- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and evaluation of several conditions.
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