The Veteran's death from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is not considered to be due to a service-connected disability, as the cause of death was found to be unrelated to any VA medical treatment or negligence.
The deciding factor: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease did not result from VA medical care and there is no evidence linking it to any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1131154
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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 remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was related to his exposure to contaminated meat while serving in England.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, lumbar spine disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder is found to be the primary cause of her insomnia, and she is already in receipt of a 30% rating for anemia. The claims for fibromyalgia, diabetes mellitus type II, radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and mouth trauma are remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to missing medical records and uncorroborated in-service stressors. The VA is instructed to obtain additional records, including from SSA and private providers, and to schedule a PTSD examination if corroborated stressors are found.
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