The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that there was no evidence to support a finding of herbicide exposure during service and thus denying presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish herbicide exposure during service, either on a presumptive or actual basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrest, Acute myocardial infarction, Atherosclerotic artery disease, Hyperlipidemia renal disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144736
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to determine whether the Veteran's service included travel to or near the DMZ or exposure to herbicide agents while in Korea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain relevant SSA records that could provide information pertinent to the Veteran's appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service either caused or contributed substantially to his cardiac arrest.
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