The Veteran's cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage, and hypertension was a contributory cause. The Board found that the Veteran’s hypertension was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and caused by herbicide exposure, granting service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The expert medical opinion concluded that hypertension was likely a significant contributing cause to the Veteran's cause of death by cerebrovascular hemorrhage and at least as likely as not aggravated by service-connected PTSD and caused by his exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Cerebral Hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133068
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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