The Veteran's cause of death was dementia and dehydration. The Board found that the Veteran experienced stomach issues during service, which led to bouts of dehydration and contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: Debilitating effects of a service-connected disability (stomach issues) made the Veteran materially less capable of resisting the fatal disease (dehydration).
- Claimed conditions
- stomach issues, dehydration, dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24080496
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- Remanded (sent back)
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