The Veteran died due to sudden cardiac arrest, and there is no evidence linking this cause of death to service or any event during service. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.
The deciding factor: The cause of death (sudden cardiac arrest) was not related to service or any condition incurred therein.
- Claimed conditions
- sudden cardiac arrest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1406433
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