The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal link between his active duty service and any of his disabilities, including his congenital aortic bicuspid valve and cardiovascular diseases.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions determined that the Veteran’s congenital aortic bicuspid valve was not the primary or contributory cause of his death. The most likely causes were his coronary and carotid artery disease and pulmonary embolism, which were deemed more probable than not related to his congenital aortic bicuspid valve disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Congenital Aortic Bicuspid Valve, Cardiovascular Diseases (including coronary and carotid artery disease, pulmonary embolism), Parkinson's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22056841
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for Parkinson's Disease is dismissed as the issue has been fully resolved in favor of the appellant.
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