The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not incurred in, or aggravated by, his active service. The medical evidence did not show a direct link between his service-connected conditions and his fatal myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, due to acute ischemia and gangrene of foot.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the veteran's inservice 'thrombophlebitis' and cellulitis of the left leg were not either the principal or contributory cause of his death. The medical evidence did not establish a connection between his service-connected conditions and his fatal myocardial infarction.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Arrest, Gangrene of Foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0007007
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