The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and for post-traumatic arthritis as secondary to gunshot wound residuals, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated that cerebrovascular disease is not induced by gunshot wounds, and there was no evidence showing a causal connection between the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound residuals and his fatal stroke.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular disease, Post-traumatic arthritis of the low back, Post-traumatic arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0814649
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