The Board found that the diseases causing the veteran's death were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that any disability incurred in or aggravated by active service was the principal or contributory cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, senility, malnutrition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0000626
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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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