The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, a massive myocardial infarction, was not caused or contributed to by any service-connected disability. The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence indicating in-service incurrence of the disorder leading to the veteran's death or otherwise linking this disorder to his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- massive myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0701224
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