The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which was previously denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim is now pending on the basis that Agent Orange exposure may have contributed to his hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the appellant supports a reopening of the claim but does not establish service connection for the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0216628
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What this means for you
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- 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
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- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various conditions, including migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myasthenia gravis with right upper extremity muscle weakness, and others.
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