The Board has granted service connection for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Peripheral Neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's in-service cold exposure likely contributed to these conditions.,However, the cause of death was determined not to be related to service-connected PTSD. The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was due to coronary artery disease (CAD) and congestive heart failure (CHF), which were not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's in-service cold exposure and his current PAD and Peripheral Neuropathy diagnoses.,While the cause of death was due to CAD and CHF, these conditions are not service-connected. The Board found that the service-connected PTSD did not contribute substantially or materially to the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1759923
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