The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart attack was caused by inservice exposure to chemicals, and thus service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examination found that the Veteran's cardiovascular disease was caused by a combination of diet, smoking, and exposure to chemicals in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a heart attack
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1010581
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of a heart attack has been withdrawn, and the claim is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a heart attack and hypertension, as these conditions are claimed to be secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability. The Veteran was not afforded a VA examination in this regard.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that there is not a causal relationship between his military service and his current condition.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a heart attack are not secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability, and thus denied the claim.
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