The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and he did not have any permanent and total service-connected disabilities at the time of his death. Therefore, DEA benefits are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died from an intraoral gunshot wound without having any service-connected disabilities or a grant for the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorders, Intraoral gunshot wound
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105248
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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