The Veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma is considered a contributory cause of his death due to aspiration pneumonia and decompensated chronic liver disease. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise, granting service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions place the probative value of the evidence supporting the appellant's claim at least in equipoise with the opinions against the claim, finding bronchial asthma to be a contributory cause of death due to aspiration pneumonia and decompensated chronic liver disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchial asthma, Decompensated chronic liver disease, Metabolic encephalopathy, Myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144928
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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