The Board finds that the Veteran's mental health disorder, likely PTSD or Adjustment Disorder, was a contributing cause of his death by suicide. The expert psychiatrist's opinion supports this conclusion based on the Veteran's deployment to Iraq and subsequent behavioral changes.
The deciding factor: The expert psychiatrist concluded that the Veteran's military deployment contributed to his suicide due to post-deployment mental health issues such as PTSD and Adjustment Disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Mental Health Disorder (likely PTSD or Adjustment Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1754804
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