The Veteran's cause of death was due to severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The Board has requested additional information from the Military Records Research Center regarding whether the Veteran may have been exposed to herbicide agents at Charleston AFB during his service.
The deciding factor: The MRRC needs to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while stationed at Charleston AFB, as this is a necessary step for determining service connection based on exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23009553
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