The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that metastatic prostate cancer was the primary cause and there was no evidence linking it to service. The RO did not commit CUE in this decision.
The deciding factor: The August 2014 rating decision found that metastatic prostate cancer was the sole cause of death without a military nexus, which is supported by the record at the time.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Depression, Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106618
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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