The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, a respiratory disability, and the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not weigh persuasively against finding that the Veteran's heart disability was etiologically related to his active duty service, and it also does not weigh against finding that the Veteran had a respiratory disability that was caused or aggravated by his service-connected heart disability. The immediate cause of death was a heart disability, which is now service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24032080
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease (IHD), due to an incomplete military personnel record and the need for further development of evidence related to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disability, diabetes mellitus, and neuropathy, to obtain additional evidence and a new medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection and TDIU were dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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