The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to his active duty or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no medical opinion connecting the veteran's death to a service origin condition or to alcohol dependence due to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic liver cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0108388
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service and therefore denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the cause of the veteran's death and whether his service-connected conditions were secondary to alcohol abuse. The case will be reviewed in light of all evidence obtained since the last supplemental statement of the case.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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