The Board finds that the veteran's suicide was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a service-connected disability or a disease manifest within one year after service that contributed to the veteran's suicide.
- Claimed conditions
- suicide
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0126114
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0126114.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the cause of the Veteran's death claimed as due to VA medical treatment is denied because new and relevant evidence was not received.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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