Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not support a finding that his CVA or other conditions were related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran had syphilis in service, which was cured with Penicillin. There was no evidence of re-infection, and the Veteran's CVA and CAD were not found to be due to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), Hypertension, Coronary artery disease (CAD), Malnutrition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003163
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