Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's myocardial infarction and hypertension were not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange or had a service-connected disability at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarction, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004075
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