The Board has reviewed new evidence submitted by the appellant, including a VA opinion and private treatment records. The May 2009 VA opinion does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection due to PTSD or alcohol dependence. The December 2011 VHA opinion also found no service connection is warranted based on these conditions.
The deciding factor: The new evidence, including the VA opinions and private treatment records, do not provide sufficient information to establish a link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcohol dependence, Antisocial personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1222563
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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