Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that a service-connected disability did not cause or substantially contribute to his death.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused the car accident that resulted in his death nor did it substantially contribute to the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104043
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