The VA medical examiner determined that the service-connected hepatitis did not cause or contribute to the veteran's fatal vasculitis, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner found no evidence linking the service-connected hepatitis to the veteran's fatal vasculitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident, Central nervous system vasculitis, Aspiration pneumonia, Recurrent urinary infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0407227
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