The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected disabilities, and therefore DIC benefits based on cause of death are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not substantially or materially contribute to his death due to other significant risk factors such as advanced age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and vascular complications.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of bilateral feet and hands, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24046307
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, ocular hypertension, and chronic kidney disease, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective December 19, 2022.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities (including as secondary to service-connected hypertension), residuals of strokes (secondary to service-connected hypertension), bilateral glaucoma (secondary to service-connected hypertension), and low back disorder (secondary to service-connected left knee disability).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus and its complications, peripheral neuropathy, vision issues, bladder problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, and hypertension, were denied as they are not related to his service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for alopecia and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to active service or herbicide exposure.
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