The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was not incurred in or etiologically related to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any findings of CJD during the Veteran's period of active service. The VA examiner concluded it was less likely than not that the Veteran's CJD was related to service, citing various types and risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1623420
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- Remanded (sent back)
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