The Board has determined that the veteran's death from respiratory failure, Parkinsonism, cerebral vascular disease, and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus was not caused or contributed to by any service-connected disability. The preponderance of evidence is against a favorable decision for the appellant's claim.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's in-service and post-service psychiatric conditions to his fatal conditions, nor does there exist any evidence that these conditions either caused or contributed substantially or materially to his death from respiratory failure, Parkinsonism, cerebral vascular disease, and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory failure, Parkinsonism, cerebral vascular disease, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0632400
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence, including service treatment records and private medical records, and to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's causes of death.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of March 29, 2016, for the grants of service connection for multiple conditions including hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, scars, kidney disease, femoral artery occlusion, lacunar stroke, erectile dysfunction, cerebral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals, including those for service connection and higher ratings for various conditions.
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