The Board has determined that the service-connected chronic adjustment disorder contributed substantially and materially to the Veteran's cause of death, resulting in a grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The medical examiner who conducted the Veteran's autopsy opined that the stress and anxiety caused by his service-connected chronic adjustment disorder contributed to his poor cardiovascular health and therefore, his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Adjustment Disorder, Bilateral orchiectomy, Residuals of amputation of the tip of the left index finger, Residuals of fractured mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1411912
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to his service-connected chronic adjustment disorder, finding that the evidence supports this conclusion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error and has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining missing records and providing an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examinations and opinions, which may affect the determination of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's appeal of the issue regarding a total disability rating for individual unemployability prior to April 23, 2020 is dismissed. The Veteran's claim for a 50 percent rating for PTSD with chronic adjustment disorder and depressed mood from June 20, 2018 to January 8, 2020 is granted.
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