The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board finds that the left knee disability did not contribute to his death or cause any of the conditions listed. Service connection would not have been warranted for these conditions on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability was not the principal or contributory cause of his death, and there is no evidence showing it caused or aggravated the conditions leading to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac arrest, septic shock, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure, renal failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1045833
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