Blue Water benefits for a spouse of a deceased veteran?

Question:

Jim, I have a friend who died of a heart attack a few years ago. I believe he was a Blue Water vet. If that's the case, can his wife apply for any kind of VA benefits? Thanks for your help.

 

Jim's Reply:

Maybe, maybe not. If there is proof your friend was Blue Water Navy and if you can produce documentation that the cause of death was a heart attack caused by ischemic heart disease then there is a very slight possibility of a claim developing from that. But I'd have to give the chances of something coming together at this late date as very slim indeed. There's never any harm in trying so go for it.

Good luck.