The Board denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as the evidence did not support that a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of the Veteran's death, nor were the conditions causing his death directly related to active military service.

The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused, aggravated, or hastened his death, and there is no indication that the conditions leading to his death are related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

Claimed conditions

Septic shock secondary to bacteremia, lactic acidosis, bacteremia, and encephalopathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 27, 2025

Citation

A25017894

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