The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, an acute myocardial infarction due to or as a consequence of carcinoma of the left lung, was not related to any incident of service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the veteran's cause of death was caused by or contributed to by exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myocardial infarction, Carcinoma of the left lung
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0017002
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