The Veteran died from hypotension due to probable pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction. The Board has determined that a medical opinion is needed to determine the cause of death and whether service-connected conditions contributed to it.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and the contribution of service-connected conditions, necessitating further investigation through a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the right arm with complete lesion of the radial and ulnar nerve, residuals of a gunshot wound to the right shoulder involving Muscle Group III, residuals of a gunshot wound to the left arm involving Muscle Group VIII, residuals of a gunshot wound to the right arm involving Muscle Group V, residuals of gunshot wound, deep scars right upper and right lower arm, right middle finger, left lower arm and left arm, residual of a gunshot wound, painful scar of the right upper arm, residuals of a gunshot wound, scar of the right lower arm and right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1426436
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What this means for you
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