The Veteran's death was due to pulmonary hypertension and chronic kidney disease. The claim for service connection for a low back disability, which was pending at the time of his death, has been granted with a 10% rating effective March 2, 2009. As a result, the appeal for nonservice-connected burial benefits is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disability claim was granted after his death, making it a direct service connection case.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary hypertension, Chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184396
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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