Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was chronic alcoholism.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be granted as there is no evidence of radiation exposure or a service-connected disability that caused or contributed to the Veteran's death. Additionally, primary substance abuse, such as alcoholism, is not service-connected under VA law.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic alcoholism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087594
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