The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance under chapter 35. The examiner concluded that the veteran's cause of death was acute coronary insufficiency, not related to his service-connected varicose veins.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it 'overwhelmingly more likely' that the veteran died from an acute coronary event rather than a complication from his service-connected varicose veins.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0305060
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What this means for you
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