Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his alcohol-related causes of death were etiologically linked to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's documented alcohol abuse was a symptom of his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and chronic depressed mood, thus linking the alcohol-related causes of death to a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcoholic cirrhosis, Hepatitis, OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), Hypertension, Diabetes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103092
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