The Veteran's cause of death was attributed to senile degeneration of the brain, with his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine considered a significant contributing factor. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death based on this evidence.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted because the appellant presented credible evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine contributed to his death from senile degeneration of the brain.
- Claimed conditions
- senile degeneration of the brain, degenerative arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18140706
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What this means for you
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