The Veteran's cause of death, including myocardial infarct and cerebral infarction, is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the causes of death had their onset in or are otherwise related to the Veteran’s periods of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarct, severe cerebral infarct with hemorrhage, cerebral coning, arteriosclerosis, pulmonary edema and congestion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18149607
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