The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not caused by service or a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence to suggest negligence on the part of VA treatment providers. Therefore, the claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 have been denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's death was caused by service or a service-connected disability, nor did it find any fault or negligence on the part of VA treatment providers.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal variceal bleeding, cirrhosis, sepsis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120166
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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