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 death.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's medications for his service-connected schizophrenia were not a contributory factor to his death. The causes of the veteran's death (gastrointestinal hemorrhage, esophageal varices, and liver cirrhosis) occurred many years after service and are not linked to his service-connected conditions or medications.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenic reaction, eosinophilia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614508
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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 0614508.
What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was related to his schizophrenia that began during service. The Board found that this disability substantially contributed to the Veteran's untimely death by suicide.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for eosinophilia and remanded the issue of service connection for a cold injury due to new evidence received after the previous SSOC.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that the May 1988 rating decision incorrectly applied presumptive service connection for a psychotic disorder, leading to a grant of service connection for schizophrenic reaction.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of exposure to asbestos during service and confirmation of exposure to mold at a VA facility in 2012.
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