The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of service connection for cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence. However, the claim remains denied as there is no evidence showing that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service caused or contributed significantly to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion concluded that the veteran's death was not related to any condition he had during service, including an undiagnosed pituitary tumor and high blood pressure. The examiner found no correlation between his stroke and empty sella syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Thrombosis, Hypertension, Pituitary Tumor (Empty Sella Syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0631021
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