The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected cold injuries of the feet did not cause or contribute substantially to his death, which was due to Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
The deciding factor: Service-connected disabilities were not shown to have caused or contributed substantially to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a cold injury to the right foot, Residuals of a cold injury of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1318635
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted, and separate ratings of 20 percent for the left foot and 30 percent for the right foot were assigned effective November 16, 2004.
- Whole decision: Denied
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