The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no service-connected disability caused or contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing a causal relationship between the veteran's military service and his death from cerebrovascular accident and hemorrhage.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident, Hypertensive cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0600260
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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