The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The Board concluded that the veteran's terminal atherosclerotic heart disease was not initially manifested during his military service or for many years thereafter and was not otherwise causally related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's terminal cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmias, was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any disability of service origin.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic heart disease, Congestive heart failure, Ventricular arrhythmias
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0503253
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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