The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and that VA treatment did not cause or worsen his multi-organ failure, acute blood loss due to liver disease and posterior pharyngeal bleeding. Therefore, the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's death was caused by multiple organ failure and acute blood loss due to liver disease (cirrhosis) and posterior pharyngeal bleeding, which were not related to his service-connected conditions or VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer, bilateral impaired hearing, right ear tinnitus, bilateral herniorrhaphy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0207401
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and duodenal ulcer have been dismissed as the appeal was made concurrently with a previously pending supplemental claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed stomach condition. The claim will be reconsidered with new evidence and reasoning.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for greater evaluations of service-connected left ear hearing loss, right ear tinnitus, and sinus condition. The appeal regarding a proposed reduction in the evaluation of service-connected rectal cancer from 100% to 60% is also dismissed.
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