The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied entitlement to accrued benefits based on the Veteran's pending claim for special monthly compensation due to aid and attendance or housebound status. The claims were not reopened as new and material evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the claims for service connection for cause of death and accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine, residuals of prostate cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange with history of prostatitis and TURP (transurethral resection of prostate), right hand scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147293
What this means for you
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