The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or related to his service-connected right ankle disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a causal connection between the veteran's service-connected right ankle disability and his death from pneumonia.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, Degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0635788
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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.
- 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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