The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and DIC benefits, finding that there was no evidence linking his acute coronary thrombosis to in-service events or conditions. The Board also found no herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions indicated significant risk factors for developing acute coronary thrombosis (hypertension, hyperlipidemia) but did not find a causal link to in-service toxic exposures or treatment for Hodgkin's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute coronary thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26027198
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