The Veteran's cause of death, cardiac arrest, was not related to his military service and therefore denied service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the shrapnel wounds during service did not contribute substantially or materially to the Veteran’s cause of death, which was natural.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrest, Coronary artery stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144766
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What this means for you
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