DIC benifits
My friend's husband was a Viet Nam Vet. He died of heart disease before it was put on the agent orange list. I think he died in 2008. He never had service connection for heart disease. His wife has...
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DIC, in this case, would require that the cause of death be service connected. The service connection need not be established while the vet is alive - it can be established as part of the DIC claim...
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sarg0410 wrote: My friend's husband was a Viet Nam Vet. He died of heart disease before it was put on the agent orange list. I think he died in 2008. He never had service connection for heart...
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My husband had coronary artery bypass graft in 1998 after myocardial infraction. He had 4 vessel bypass. Then in 2007 he had an heart attack which killed the bottom half of his heart muscle. Then in...
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hopeunited wrote:My husband had coronary artery bypass graft in 1998 after myocardial infraction. He had 4 vessel bypass. Then in 2007 he had an heart attack which killed the bottom half of his heart...
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Hopeunited, please tell us exactly what the denial said. This would be under the reasons and basis section of your decision letter. I think we can help but we need the exact wording. This is probably...
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I thank all of you for your time in helping me. The following is from the The Department of Veterans Affair under "How did we make our decision" "We granted death pension benefits because the veteran...
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hopeunited wrote:I thank all of you for your time in helping me. The following is from the The Department of Veterans Affair under "How did we make our decision" "We granted death pension benefits...
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hopeunited wrote: "We denied your claim for DIC because their is no evidence to show the veterans death was related to military service." Does the death certificate show the heart attack as the...
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Yes, on the death certificate it states, "AWTG myocardio infaction, (the best I can make it out) and on his DD214 it state his time in Vietnam. When I got the papers stating I would get my survivors...
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What service was your husband (USA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG???) and what was his occupational code (MOS)
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My Husband was in the Army. Lived in the United States. I have no idea about the other. I want to thank you also for your help and all the others.
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When was the claim filed? This sounds like the claim was filed before the presumptive for IHD was added. If that is the case, reopen the claim citing the addition of IHD to the list of AO...
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