The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, torsades de pointes due to or as a consequence of heart disease-coronary artery disease, was not caused by or related to his service-connected disabilities. The Board also determined that there was no evidence linking the cardiovascular-renal disease to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show a causal link between the veteran's service-connected conditions and his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiovascular-renal disease (torsades de pointes)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0214099
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