The veteran's death was caused by multiple conditions, including liver cirrhosis and steatohepatitis. The Board is unable to determine the extent of service connection for his cause of death due to lack of evidence.
The deciding factor: The autopsy report has not been obtained, and a medical opinion is required to evaluate the relationship between the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute cardiopulmonary arrest, Septicemia, Chronic peritonitis, Liver cirrhosis and steatohepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0528973
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