The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to alcohol abuse caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, which contributed substantially to the fatal end stage liver disease.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on secondary service connection as the Veteran's increased alcohol abuse prior to his death was likely caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- end stage liver disease, metastasis, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1010846
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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