The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected as the underlying condition did not arise from his military service.
The deciding factor: The immediate cause of death, myocardial infarction, was not related to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left leg with retained foreign bodies, partial removal of the left fibula with osteomyelitis, ureter calculus, prostatitis, residuals of the excision of basal cell carcinoma of the face and neck, noncompensable residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left knee and right thigh, excision of a parietal cyst, recurrent rhinitis, and temperal-mandibular syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1037238
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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