The Board has determined that the Veteran's Sjogren's syndrome was incurred in service and contributed to his death from myocardial infarction. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is therefore granted.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's Sjogren's syndrome, which developed during service due to traumatic injury in a helicopter crash, and his subsequent death from myocardial infarction. The Board accepts this link as substantial contribution to cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Sjogren's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1004627
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What this means for you
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