The veteran died due to paralysis agitans with dementia and lobar pneumonia. The cause of death was listed as paralysis agitans, but the underlying conditions were dementia and lobar pneumonia.
The deciding factor: The veteran's death was caused by paralysis agitans, which had antecedent causes of dementia and lobar pneumonia.
- Claimed conditions
- Paralysis agitans, Dementia, Lobar pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0112251
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