The Board found no evidence to support the claim that the veteran's death was due to a service-connected disability, and denied Dependency and Indemnity Compensation based on service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's fatal heart disease to his military service or any other event during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myocardial infarction, Angina, Transient ischemic attack
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634800
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What this means for you
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