The Veteran's cause of death was pneumonia, but his service-connected varicose veins did not contribute to the development or progression of this condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death is denied as the Veteran's varicose veins were not shown to have contributed substantially or materially to the development of pneumonia, which caused his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Pneumonia, Varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1125007
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- Denied
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- Granted
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