The Veteran died from progressive supranuclear palsy, which was not service-connected. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death to service or any presumptive conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the Veteran's progressive supranuclear palsy was related to his military service or any other condition for which he may have been granted service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Progressive supranuclear palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0942002
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