The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between any condition and his death.
The deciding factor: The VHA specialist opinion concluded that the heart disease leading to the Veteran’s death was not likely related to service or the Asian flu he contracted during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart failure, Coronary arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19166819
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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