The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death due to new evidence showing a possible link between arteriosclerosis and his death. However, the Board denied service connection as there is no medical or credible lay evidence linking the Veteran's cause of death to his service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no medical or credible lay evidence linking the Veteran’s cause of death to his service, including no credible lay or medical evidence that he developed arteriosclerosis within one year of service.
- Claimed conditions
- CRA, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18141081
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