The Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a stroke, finding that the service-connected trench feet disability did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that given the extensive history of cardiovascular disease shown by the record, including treatment of cardiovascular disease and associated problems from a prior stroke, the probability that the service-connected trench feet disability resulted in the veteran's death was 'extremely low'.
- Claimed conditions
- trench feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0114245
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- Denied
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- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or retain gainful employment.
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