The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, attributing it to ischemic heart disease due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The condition was deemed a contributory cause of death.
The deciding factor: Ischemic heart disease is presumed to be related to the Veteran’s in-service exposure to herbicide agents and aided or lent assistance to the production of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Bilateral pulmonary thrombo-emboli, Infection, Ischemic heart disease (IHD), Deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities, Multi-system organ failure, Hepatic tracheal bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143277
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