The Veteran's death was caused by ischemic heart disease, which has been granted service connection. However, the appellant did not have a pending claim for diabetes mellitus type II or ischemic heart disease at the time of the Veteran's death, so accrued benefits are denied.
The deciding factor: There were no pending claims for diabetes mellitus type II or ischemic heart disease at the time of the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), ischemic heart disease (IHD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24049980
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