The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence showing a service-connected disability was either the principal or contributory cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death certificate listed cardiogenic shock and myocardial infarction (with aortic stenosis) as causes of death, but there is no evidence linking any service-connected condition to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiogenic shock, myocardial infarction (with aortic stenosis), aortic stenosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159985
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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