The Board finds that the Veteran's in-service right knee injury caused Buerger's Disease, which was related to coronary artery disease and his cause of death. The criteria for service connection have been met.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether Buerger's Disease was caused by or related to the in-service right knee injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Buerger's Disease, right popliteal artery occlusion, peripheral vascular insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1523928
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