The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected disabilities, including difficulty swallowing due to Parkinson’s disease and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: Service connection for cause of death is granted as the Veteran's symptoms related to his service-connected conditions contributed to his death from progressive supranuclear palsy.
- Claimed conditions
- Progressive supranuclear palsy, Difficulty swallowing (Parkinson's disease), Type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, Left-hand tremor associated with Parkinson’s disease, Right-hand tremor associated with Parkinson’s disease, Peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, Migraine headaches associated with Parkinson’s disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18146962
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