The Veteran's service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his cause of death, and the Board grants service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease likely resulted in his death from worsening lung and heart conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease, pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18104620
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- Denied
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