The Board denied the claim that service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is warranted, finding that his death was not caused by or a result of any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence does not show a confirmed diagnosis of hepatitis or PTSD. The Board found no direct causal link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death from sepsis due to urinary tract infection.
- Claimed conditions
- Gunshot wound of the left popliteal space, Left foot drop, Gunshot wound of the right thigh, Muscle group XIV involvement, Gunshot wound to the right chest wall, Chondrocalcinosis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1432378
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- Granted
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- Denied
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