Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) due to congestive heart failure, as there was no evidence that it began during or was otherwise related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a nexus between the Veteran's congestive heart failure and his active service, and he was not service connected for any disabilities at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105365
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