The Board finds that the Veteran's cause of death, thrombosis of the right coronary artery with underlying coronary atherosclerosis, was not caused or aggravated by any service-connected disability. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that hypertension in service materially contributed to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no diagnosis of hypertension in service and noted that a single elevated blood pressure reading did not warrant a diagnosis of hypertension, thus ruling out a link between service-connected conditions and the Veteran's cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Thrombosis of the right coronary artery, Coronary atherosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1221709
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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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