The Board found that the causes of the veteran's death were not incurred or aggravated during his military service and did not find any evidence linking these conditions to such service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence or opinion linking the causes of the veteran's death to his military service, nor were there any diseases present within one year of separation from service that could be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-respiratory arrest, cerebral edema, recent cerebrovascular accident with probable intracerebral hemorrhage (left hemisphere/right hemiparesis), hypertensive cardiovascular disease, left ventricular hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0404693
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What this means for you
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