The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by a major depressive episode, which developed during his active service and contributed to his suicide. As such, the claim for service connection for cause of death is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had a major depressive episode during his active service, which led to his suicide, and this depression was related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive episode
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1228702
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