The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as sepsis and liver disease were not shown to be related to his service or any incident during it.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's service and the causes of his death, including sepsis due to end-stage liver condition from alcoholism.

Claimed conditions

sepsis, end stage liver condition, alcoholism, multiple system organ failure due to renal disease and cardiac arrest

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 21, 2025

Citation

25003928

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