The Board finds that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well-grounded and thus denied. The appellant is also ineligible for benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking progressive supranuclear palsy to service or service-connected disabilities, nor does there appear to be any exposure to Agent Orange that would support a presumption of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left facial paralysis (Bell's palsy), progressive supranuclear palsy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0016414
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What this means for you
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