The Veteran died due to alcohol-related liver disease, portal hypertension, and varices. The Board found that the Veteran did not have posttraumatic stress disorder at the time of his death, and thus service connection for cause of death is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of posttraumatic stress disorder in the Veteran's case, leading to denial of service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcoholic Liver Disease, Portal Hypertension, Varices
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1024779
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