The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, including acute myocardial infarction, is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure. The cause of death is also granted as the service-connected condition caused or contributed substantially to the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had ischemic heart disease and an acute myocardial infarction, which are covered herbicide diseases, and thus entitled to presumptive service connection due to his exposure to herbicides. The cause of death was also determined to be related to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141938
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