The Board found no new and material evidence relating the cause of death to service, thus denying the reopening of the claim.
The deciding factor: No medical evidence established a link between the Veteran's service and his cause of death (cardio-respiratory arrest with CVA).
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-respiratory arrest, CVA
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1030420
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