The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by any condition related to his service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's fatal cardiorespiratory arrest and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiorespiratory arrest, sepsis, decubitus ulcer (Grade II), cerebrovascular accident (stroke), thrombosis, right middle cerebral artery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0614904
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What this means for you
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