The Board denied the claim as there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his period of active service, including nicotine dependence or schizophrenia that may have resulted from service.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the lung, prostate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0000149
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for trauma to his prostate, urethra, bladder and erectile dysfunction caused by a foley catheter being accidentally pulled out during back surgery performed by VA in March 2019.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and the Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is requesting that the AOJ adjudicate whether revision of a March 2006 rating decision which awarded a 100 percent disability rating for carcinoma of the liver and carcinoma of the lung, resulting in the continuation of SMC (L) for aid and attendance, is warranted due to clear and unmistakable error. The Board finds this constitutes pre-decisional error and remands the matter.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports and missing records. The Veteran's prostate condition is related to his in-service injury, but the examiner did not have access to all relevant medical records. The psychiatric claim requires a second opportunity for an examination as the Veteran may have missed the first one due to lack of communication.
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