The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's POW captivity and his cause of death or any other incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0024170
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What this means for you
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