The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected interstitial pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis contributed to his death from acute myocardial infarction or massive pulmonary embolism.
The deciding factor: The independent medical reviewer concluded that the residuals of histoplasmosis pneumonia could have caused pulmonary impairment and hypoxemia, which may have accelerated the veteran's demise by magnifying the consequences of coronary atherosclerosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial pneumonia, Pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0411364
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