The veteran's death was caused by his service-connected brain concussion residuals, which contributed to the development of Parkinson's disease. The veteran's Parkinson's disease made him less capable of recovering from lobar pneumonia, leading to his death.
The deciding factor: Parkinson's disease developed as a result of the service-connected brain concussion residuals and rendered the veteran less capable of recovering from the fatal pneumonia.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, lobar pneumonia, arteriosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0500344
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- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2016 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during or is otherwise related to active service.
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