The Veteran's cause of death was due to a myocardial infarction and coronary arteriosclerosis, which occurred many years after his service. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: No direct medical nexus between the Veteran’s service and the cause of his death was established.
- Claimed conditions
- acute anterior myocardial infarction, coronary arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105200
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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