The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to any condition incurred or aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show a direct link between the veteran's conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident with large infarct, Diabetes mellitus II with diabetes nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0213328
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What this means for you
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