Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, finding no evidence that the Veteran's death was related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions were highly probative against the claim, demonstrating no correlation between the Veteran's causes of death and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiogenic shock, myocardial infarction, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hyperlipidemia, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000822
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