The Board finds that the Veteran incurred disability due to a myocardial infarction in May 1995 during a period of INACDUTRA, and grants service connection for the residuals of this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran suffered a myocardial infarction on May 5, 1995, during a period of INACDUTRA, and the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0904697
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.
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