Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, attributing it to the Veteran's PTSD, which he self-medicated with alcohol and was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred and a link, established by medical evidence, between current symptomatology and the claimed in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011745
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