The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or related to his in-service syphilis, and thus denied service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that syphilis did not contribute substantially or materially to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal failure, Hyperkalemia, Atherosclerotic heart disease, Ascending dissecting aortic aneurysm, Aortic arch aneurysm, Aortitis, Arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0119446
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