The Veteran died from supranuclear palsy with no other listed conditions. The Board found that there is no relationship between the Veteran's cause of death and his service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the Veteran’s cause of death to any condition incurred or aggravated during service, including handling contaminants without protective gear in his job as a mechanic or boxing-related head injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- supranuclear palsy, dementia with Lewy body
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1127761
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding the Veteran's cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation. The appellant needs to provide more information about the Veteran's exposure to magnesium in service, which could affect their claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a cognitive disorder and entitlement to TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions and other procedural issues.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's supranuclear palsy to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, supranuclear palsy, is related to service and therefore service connection for the cause of death is granted.
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