The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and thus no causal link between service-connected conditions and the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran had PTSD, which is required for service connection based on a pre-existing condition aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypovolemic shock, end stage liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0527651
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including obtaining medical opinions to address the appellant's contentions regarding the cause of her husband's death and whether VA treatment caused or worsened his fatal conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lung cancer, acute renal failure, end stage liver disease, and diabetes mellitus as these conditions are not related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not contribute to his death. The immediate cause of death was hypovolemic shock.
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