The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's service to his cause of death, which was attributed to atherosclerotic heart disease and other conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence suggesting an etiological relationship between the cause of the veteran's death and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic heart disease, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), status post (S/P) tracheostomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0516039
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