The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence to support the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, as well as denial of DIC benefits due to lack of a service-connected disability at the time of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the appellant's claims that VA treatment caused or contributed to the veteran's death from metastatic prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic carcinoma of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0009607
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- Denied
The Board found no probative evidence linking the cause of death to military service, and denied the claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is required to determine if the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected conditions or due to VA treatment, and whether any negligence occurred. The case is being remanded for this purpose.
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