The Veteran's death was caused by myocardial ischemia, which is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicides in the Gulf War region.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial ischemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126560
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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