The Board found that there is no evidence of chronic hypertensive cardiovascular disease or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident during service, and thus the cause of death was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a chronic hypertensive cardiovascular disease or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hypertensive cardiovascular disease, hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0711905
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