Granted
The Veteran's service-connected diabetes and PTSD are found to have caused or contributed to their death. The surviving spouse is granted benefits.
The deciding factor: A private medical opinion indicated that the Veteran's service-connected conditions substantially contributed to the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, protein calorie nutrition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006309
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