The Board has determined that the veteran's fatal heart attack was caused by cardiovascular disease that began in service, and thus grants service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence indicates that atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease had its onset during military service and contributed to the veteran's death from myocardial infarction.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Myocardial Infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0326274
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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.
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