The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, including acute myocardial infarction and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicides. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The immediate cause of the Veteran's death was acute myocardial infarction due to or as a consequence of thrombotic occlusion of the left coronary artery due to or as a consequence of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The Board finds that this condition, including hypertension which is included in VA's definition of ischemic heart disease, is presumed to be a result of exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myocardial infarction, Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1048466
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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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