The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by or related to any service-connected disability, including his right shoulder arthritis. The primary causes of death were acute renal failure, congestive heart failure, and pleural effusion, which did not have their onset in service or within one year post-service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder arthritis was not a contributory cause of his death due to its general nature as an aging process. The other causes of death were deemed unrelated to service-connected disabilities and had no direct link to the Veteran's service or onset within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute renal failure, Congestive heart failure, Pleural effusion, Degenerative arthritis, Diabetes insipidus, Aortic stenosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1446371
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