The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychophysiologic cardiovascular reaction, which was manifested by complaints of palpitation and obsessive preoccupation with fears of heart condition, contributed substantially or materially to his death from sudden cardiac death due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of the veteran's death has been established based on the opinion that the service-connected psychophysiologic cardiovascular reaction played a contributory role in causing the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, anoxic encephalopathy, cardiogenic shock
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0212583
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as there was no evidence linking any of the listed conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is related to his service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including right and left shoulder strains with degenerative arthritis, right and left hip degenerative arthritis, left ankle degenerative arthritis with chronic instability and anterior talofibular ligament strain, cervical spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea, all of which are secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms related to these conditions during the Veteran's active service.
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