The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his left foot drop and right knee arthroplasty, contributed to his death from renal failure. The decision is in favor of granting service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions supported by a VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's service-connected conditions combined with other disorders caused his death.
- Claimed conditions
- complete paralysis of the common peroneal nerve with foot drop, status post total right knee arthroplasty, scar behind left knee, post-operative appendectomy scar, post-operative right forearm scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1023660
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU from February 20, 2003 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted increased disability ratings of 60 percent for the Veteran's status post total left knee replacement and status post total right knee arthroplasty, effective February 1, 2023.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for the Veteran's total right knee replacement from August 1, 2021, but granted a TDIU effective August 1, 2021.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for status post total right and left knee arthroplasty.
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