The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his ischemic dementia and cerebral vascular disease were not caused by or related to his service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion indicated that the Veteran’s arteriosclerotic heart disease did not contribute in any way to his cerebrovascular disease-induced ischemic dementia and death.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Dementia, Cerebral Vascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18147782
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