The Veteran's cause of death was from acute mixed drug intoxication, which the Board found not related to his service. The appellant did not have a pending claim for accrued benefits at the time of her husband's death and filed her application over six years later. She also does not meet the income requirements for survivor’s pension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died from acute mixed drug intoxication, which was not related to his service or exposure to herbicide agents. The appellant did not have a pending claim at the time of her husband's death and filed her application for accrued benefits over six years later, exceeding the one-year deadline. She also does not meet the income requirements for survivor’s pension.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute mixed drug intoxication
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164406
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