The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, concluding that there was no evidence linking his death to any condition incurred or aggravated during his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran died from a cerebral hemorrhage/ruptured aneurysm with no indication of a mental disorder related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral hemorrhage, Ruptured aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0209204
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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: Denied
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