The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, coronary artery disease, was not related to his military service and denied service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the veteran's coronary artery disease or any other condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, renal failure, pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0202280
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What this means for you
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