The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was due to his service-connected ischemic heart disease, which is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service in Thailand. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had presumptive herbicide exposure during service and concluded that his ischemic heart disease was a contributory cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure, Atherosclerosis, Old myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19127068
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for congestive heart failure was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted.
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