Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that PTSD was a contributing cause.
The deciding factor: PTSD, rated at 100 percent, caused debilitating effects and general impairment of health, making it more likely than not that the Veteran's cocaine use, which led to anoxic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhage, was contributed to by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100705
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