The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was not related to his service-connected disabilities, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or contributed substantially or materially to his death in a motorcycle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Urinary incontinence, Patellofemoral pain syndrome of both knees, Postoperative residuals of injuries to both shoulders with postoperative scar, Lumbar strain, Cervical strain with degenerative disc disease, Strains of both ankles, Atrophy of the posterior supraspinatus muscle at the muscular tendinous junction on both the right and left sides, Tinnitus, Seasonal allergic rhinitis, Hypertension, Migraine headaches, Bilateral hearing loss, status post left tympanoplasty, Bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1431357
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