The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is denied as there is no probative evidence showing that any in-service condition contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical opinion linking any in-service conditions to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident, Brain abscess, Septicemia with endocarditis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19157434
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