The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to his service-connected disabilities. The Appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is rendered moot as a result.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on aggravation of pre-existing conditions, specifically the Veteran's adjustment disorder which contributed to his heart disabilities and ultimately his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Hearing Loss, Meniere's syndrome or endolymphatic hydrops disease and tinnitus, Chronic Adjustment Disorder, Arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2022
- Citation
- A22021892
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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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