The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for cause of death due to new evidence provided by the appellant indicating treatment for CVA, myocardial infarction, and malnutrition. However, the Board finds that there is no causal relationship between these conditions and the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There are no medical records reflecting any symptoms, diagnoses, or treatment for the claimed conditions during service, and the preponderance of evidence does not establish a link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), Myocardial infarction, Malnutrition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0406206
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