The Veteran's death was caused by multiple conditions, none of which are service-connected. The Board denied the claims for service connection for the cause of death and non-service connected death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that any of the Veteran's terminal heart conditions were related to his military service or manifested in the initial year following his separation from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary accident, massive cardiovascular disease, embolism secondary to coronary artery disease, atriial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, recent myocardial infarction, inferior wall, sepsis secondary to pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0935422
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