The VA determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from a cerebral vascular accident.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not shown to have caused or contributed substantially to his death, and that physical inactivity due to his service-connected conditions increased his risk for cerebrovascular disease but did not cause it.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of bilateral lower extremities, Right hand shell fragment wound residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1743893
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