The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for the cause of his death, finding that his brain herniation was not related to service. The Board also found that his Charcot-Marie Tooth disease was not related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician opined that the Veteran’s brain herniation and Charcot-Marie Tooth disease were unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain herniation, Polyneuropathy, Charcot-Marie Tooth disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20055328
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