The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities did not cause his death, but they may have contributed to his overall health condition and made him more susceptible to the pancreatic cancer that ultimately caused his death.
The deciding factor: The service-connected knee disabilities were of such severity as to make the Veteran materially less capable of resisting the effects of other diseases, including pancreatic carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- Pancreatic Carcinoma, Chronic Kidney Disease, Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1226196
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