The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no credible evidence that the Veteran was exposed to an herbicide agent while in active service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence that the Veteran was exposed to an herbicide agent, as defined in law and regulation, while in active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905300
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