The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his service-connected conditions and his death.
The deciding factor: The March 2017 VA examiner concluded that the cause of the intracerebral hemorrhage was not related to the Veteran’s service-connected left eye disability or any other service-connected condition, as evidenced by the absence of direct physical communication between the left orbit and the location of the hematoma.
- Claimed conditions
- intracerebral hemorrhage, hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183523
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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