The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially or materially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by her active duty service, including any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a relationship between the veteran's cardiovascular disease and her service-connected conditions, nor does there appear to be a causal link between her service-connected medications and her death.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression (diagnosed as bipolar disorder), residuals of hysterectomy and removal of ovaries, left Achilles heel tendonitis with painful and limited motion, status post small bowel obstruction, post operative scar on the right breast due to fibrocystic breast disease, ventral incisional hernia with tenderness of scar with residuals of hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0611594
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What this means for you
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