The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was cardiopulmonary collapse due to end stage cardiomyopathy and severe arteriosclerotic heart disease, with a significant contributory cause being cerebrovascular accident. Service connection for the cause of death is denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that the veteran's heart disease or cerebrovascular disease was present in service or due to his service-connected PTSD, and therefore service connection cannot be established.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary collapse, end stage cardiomyopathy, severe arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD), cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0522987
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