The Veteran's death was caused by cardiopulmonary arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary embolism. The VA medical expert opined that the PTSD did not contribute to his death.
The deciding factor: The underlying coronary artery disease is considered minimal at the time of discharge from service, but it is likely he had some minimal coronary artery disease at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiopulmonary arrest, Crohn's disease, Renal failure, Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1029730
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Crohn's disease and denied service connection for a right knee condition, left knee condition, and low back condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based upon service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's cause of death to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Crohn's disease to correct duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence linking his death to his military service.
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