The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from intracerebral hemorrhage.
The deciding factor: VA physician W.L.B. rejected the theory that the veteran's arthritis caused obesity and hypertension, which in turn led to the rupture of an intracerebral blood vessel.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Degenerative arthritis of the right hip, Degenerative arthritis of the left hip, Degenerative arthritis of the right ankle, Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with limitation of motion, Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with limitation of motion, Degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600677
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Partly granted
The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right and left hips, but granted a 10 percent rating from April 12, 2011, for both hip conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for limitation of flexion and in excess of 10 percent for limitation of extension of the right knee due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's condition.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's knee and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
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