The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability. The VA physician found that the Veteran's right upper extremity and cervical spine disabilities were not significant factors in his fall, which led to his death.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that the nonfunctional right upper extremity and cervical spine disability were not significant factors in the Veteran's fall and subsequent death.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of right upper extremity (gunshot wound with muscle loss, atrophy and ankylosis of elbow), degenerative disc disease of cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1140697
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