The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during his military service and thus no presumptive link to ischemic heart disease.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of herbicide exposure during the Veteran's active duty service at Fort Lewis, Washington. The Board found that this precludes a presumption of service connection for ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery atherosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1625984
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was caused by acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis. The claim for service connection for CAD is pending, which may be considered as a contributory cause of death if granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery atherosclerosis due to herbicide exposure is granted based on the presumption of exposure in Thailand.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery atherosclerosis, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated during active duty service and is not related to any service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a retrospective examination to assess the impact of service-connected disabilities on the Veteran's work capacity during the period from April 21, 2014 to February 1, 2016. The effective date is not addressed as it pertains to the retroactive application of a 100% schedular rating.
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