Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the service-connected disabilities contributed substantially to the cause of death by coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a private medical opinion and testimony from the appellant and son indicating the Veteran's dependence on narcotics for pain management related to his service-connected conditions, which likely contributed to the cardiovascular event that led to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, Hypertension, Diabetes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019146
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