The appellant's previously denied claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death is being reopened. The VA has revised its regulations to add ischemic heart disease, including arteriosclerosis vascular disease, as a condition warranting service connection due to herbicide exposure. This change may affect her eligibility for DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant's previously denied claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death is being reopened due to revised VA regulations adding ischemic heart disease and arteriosclerosis vascular disease to the list of conditions warranting service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disorder, arteriosclerosis vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1046114
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