The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his myocardial infarction is presumed to be related to his status as a former prisoner of war. The appellant's claim was reopened due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final decision.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(c) based on his status as a former prisoner of war, with myocardial infarction presumed to be related to his service-connected hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial infarction, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertensive cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0708417
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