The veteran's severe arthritis, which was service-connected, substantially contributed to his death from cardiorespiratory arrest.
The deciding factor: Severe arthritis aggravated the veteran's condition and materially contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertrophic arthritis of the lumbar spine, hypertrophic arthritis of the right knee, hypertrophic arthritis of the left knee, osteoarthritis of the right shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0011653
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