The veteran died of cardiorespiratory arrest, which was not related to his military service. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death to any condition incurred or aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence connecting the veteran's cause of death (cardiorespiratory arrest) with his period of service or any conditions he may have had as a result of service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiorespiratory arrest, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0123567
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- Dismissed
The claim for entitlement to service connection for hypotension was dismissed, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease was remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased disability evaluation of 100 percent for service-connected malaria, finding the evidence to be in approximate equipoise as to whether the Veteran's malaria was active during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his hypertensive cardiovascular disease began during service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for malaria, including residuals, as there is no current diagnosis of malaria or residuals.
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