The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for the cause of his death due to coronary artery disease, as well as claims for PTSD and degenerative disc disease. The cause of death was not related to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: Coronary artery disease was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor could it be presumed based on the veteran's military service due to exposure to Agent Orange or other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Degenerative disc disease at L4-L5 and L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0203266
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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