The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability or one for which service connection should have been established at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the veteran's blunt trauma to the neck from a fall resulting in herniation of a posterior disc into canal, spinal cord compression and contusion, quadriplegia, respiratory complications were due to disability incurred or aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck injury, quadriplegia, respiratory complications
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0116399
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for quadriplegia to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for flat feet, tinnitus, and a neck injury due to an improper concurrent election of administrative review options.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a neck injury, back injury, and traumatic brain injury due to new and relevant evidence being received, but denied the claims on their merits.
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