The Board has determined that the service-connected PTSD contributed to or caused the veteran's death due to rhabdomyolysis and seizure disorder, resulting in a grant of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted because the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's substance abuse (aggravated by PTSD) caused or hastened his fatal seizure disorder, which led to rhabdomyolysis and ultimately contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- rhabdomyolysis, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0614192
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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