The Veteran's death was caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary disease, which is presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents, thus granting service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence to be at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service, leading to presumptive service connection for atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary disease.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19173306
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