The Board determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for DIC benefits.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's heart conditions to his period of active service or any other etiological relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiogenic shock, coronary artery bypass graft, anterior myocardial infarction with subsequent left ventricular aneurysm, episodic sustained ventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0606530
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for CAD, heart block, and coronary artery bypass graft was granted with an effective date of January 9, 1998.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking his military service to any of the conditions listed on his death certificate.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of coronary artery disease (CAD) is being remanded due to a duty to assist error regarding the November 2021 echocardiogram and whether dyspnea can be attributed to CAD.
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