The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death from multi-lobular pneumonia due to MRSA, COPD and Raynaud's Syndrome. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's non-service connected condition of COPD was the primary cause of his death.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not contribute substantially or materially to cause death, combined to cause death, or aided or lent assistance to the production of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's Syndrome, Sensory neuropathy of the feet (secondary to frostbite), Residuals of frostbite of the hands with Raynaud's phenomenon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1322253
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further adjudication due to procedural issues and the need for additional development, including obtaining resumes of VA examiners.
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