Granted
The Veteran's death is service-connected due to cardiac ischemia, which is linked to herbicide exposure during service. The appeal for service connection for cause of death is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's exposure to an herbicide agent during active service and the underlying cause of death being a disease listed under the presumptive service connection regulations were deciding factors.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac ischemia, anoxic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003901
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