The veteran's death was caused by an acute myocardial infarction and cerebral hypoxia, which occurred approximately 53 years after his separation from service. The cause of these conditions is not related to the veteran's active service or any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's service-connected disabilities to the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myocardial infarction, Cerebral hypoxia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0019531
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