Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the Veteran's non-traumatic seizures and hypertensive cardiovascular disease were not related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the Veteran's service-connected conditions or environmental exposures to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- non-traumatic seizures, hypertensive cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004679
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