The Board is remanding the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities contributed to his fatal pneumonia, which was listed as bilateral pneumonia due to cerebrovascular disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests that the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities may have led to immobility and an increased risk of developing pneumonia, but a medical opinion is needed to determine if this caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disabilities, Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0913691
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a mental health condition, to include adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back injury, and bilateral knee disabilities, also as secondary to the service-connected back injury.
- 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.
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