The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his cardiovascular disease, hemorrhagic gastritis, and pneumonia were not related to active service or his service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a link between the veteran's service, any incident occurring therein, or his service-connected psychiatric disability and his subsequent cardiovascular disease, hemorrhagic gastritis, and/or pneumonia.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, acute hemorrhagic gastritis, pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0200832
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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