The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to a lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his service or any service-connected disability. The eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance was also denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as there was no evidence linking the veteran's death to his service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- occlusive coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0400028
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining treatment records from VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by occlusive coronary artery disease due to (or as a consequence of) coronary arteriosclerosis, with hypertension being a significant condition contributing to the cause. The VA examiner opined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's hypertension increased while in service and contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Denied
The veteran died due to occlusive coronary artery disease. At the time of his death, he did not have any service-connected disabilities and was not entitled to receive compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
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