The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death based on the regulatory changes that became effective in October 2004, which established a presumption of service connection for certain diseases including myocardial infarction due to atherosclerotic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The underlying cause of the veteran's death was myocardial infarction, which is considered a complication of atherosclerotic heart disease under revised regulations effective October 7, 2004. The Board found that there is an abundance of medical literature supporting this causal relationship and granted the claim based on these regulatory changes.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarction, cardiorespiratory arrest
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0609991
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, recurrent bronchitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, myocardial infarction, sleep apnea, stroke, right ear hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran was also denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the October 2022 rating decision finding no new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim for service connection for myocardial infarction, myocarditis, and pericarditis was dismissed as procedurally defective.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and atherosclerotic heart disease due to the interwoven issue of character of discharge.
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