The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back injury and sensory changes of the right tibial nerve, contributed to his cause of death from an acute myocardial infarction.
The deciding factor: The veteran's chronic de-conditioning due to his service-connected disabilities, combined with his depression and prescribed medications, significantly contributed to his early demise.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative laminectomies of the lumbar spine, Depressive neurosis (post-traumatic stress disorder), Sensory changes of the right tibial nerve, Residuals of a healed fracture of the right ankle, Residuals of a tonsillectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0015879
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disability, and increased ratings for postoperative right inguinal hernia scar, postoperative recurrent right inguinal hernia, and residuals of a tonsillectomy were denied.
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