The cause of the veteran's death, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, developed many years after service and was not related to any condition incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have atherosclerotic coronary artery disease during his lifetime or at the time of his death. The cause of death is presumed to be unrelated to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0817423
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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