The Board denied service connection for cause of death due to lack of evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.
The deciding factor: There was no established current disability and the Veteran's STRs did not show any psychiatric complaints or treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26026220
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