The Board has determined that the veteran's death from heart disease was not caused or contributed to by his service-connected conditions, including myocarditis and duodenal ulcer.
The deciding factor: Competent clinical opinions indicate that the incidental findings in 1945 were unrelated to the later onset of the veteran's heart disease in the mid-1960s.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocarditis, Filariasis with nodes in the inguinal region, Duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0528618
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