The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to cardiovascular disease, but found that the veteran's anxiety disorder did not contribute to his death.
The deciding factor: The primary cause of death was a myocardial infarction, and the Board found that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder did not contribute to this outcome.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disease, Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Peptic ulcer disease, Emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0125228
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for COPD and emphysema as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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