The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected right nephrolithiasis, which was related to his prostate cancer and associated with higher incidence of cardiovascular death, contributed to his cause of death. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The VA urologist concluded that the presence of stones in the upper urinary tract did not contribute to the presence of urinary tract infection but could have contributed to renal function deterioration, which was listed as a significant condition contributing to death on the Veteran's death certificate.
- Claimed conditions
- right nephrolithiasis, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1009211
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What this means for you
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