The Board denied DIC and accrued benefits claims as the cause of death was not related to service or a service-connected disability, and there were no unpaid periodic monetary benefits at the time of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The cause of death (compound skull fracture) was not related to service or any potentially service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- compound skull fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22068842
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The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as a service-connected disability was not the principal or contributory cause of his death and the disease processes leading to his death were not attributable to active military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
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