The Veteran's death was attributed to degenerative disease, but the VA medical opinion found no evidence that his in-service gunshot wound contributed to this condition. The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the Veteran's in-service gunshot wound caused or materially contributed to his degenerative disease.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1736474
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