The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, perforating gunshot wounds to the chest, was not related to his military service and denied service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a diagnosed psychiatric condition during service or post-service treatment records. The Board also noted that there were no in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis of any psychiatric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Perforating gunshot wounds to the chest
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181374
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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