The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of evidence showing a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.
The deciding factor: The veteran died from a stroke, which is not shown to be related to service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0120886
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