The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any service-connected condition that contributed to the veteran's death from cardiogenic shock due to ischemic cardiomyopathy and atherosclerotic heart disease, with end-stage renal disease contributing as well. The Board found no direct link between any service-connected disability and the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiogenic shock, ischemic cardiomyopathy, atherosclerotic heart disease, end-stage renal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0214097
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What this means for you
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