The veteran died of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with aspiration pneumonia as a contributing cause. The VA does not find any evidence linking the service-connected psychiatric disability to his death.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Aspiration pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0008441
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