The Board has determined that the cause of death was not related to service-connected disability and denied all claims. The veteran's death was attributed to a ruptured aortic aneurysm, which is unrelated to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no direct evidence linking the cause of death to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured aortic aneurysm, anxiety reaction, post-traumatic stress disorder with dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0005594
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What this means for you
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