The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his suicide was due to mental unsoundness associated with depression resulting from his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's suicide was determined to be a result of mental unsoundness associated with depression due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Carbon monoxide poisoning, Automobile running in a closed garage (underlying cause), Traumatic below the knee amputation of the right leg, Postoperative medial meniscus tear of the left knee with anterior cruciate deficiency, Chronic brain syndrome due to trauma, Left medial malleolus fracture, Right humerus fracture, Right femur fracture, Left major radius and ulnar fracture with scarring of the left forearm and hand, Low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905417
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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