The veteran died of hypotension due to or as a consequence of myocardial infarction. The cause of death was not related to any service-connected disability, but the appellant contends that VRE bacteria caused his death and should be considered for service connection.
The deciding factor: VRE bacteria were found to have prohibited the veteran from receiving a liver transplant, which hastened his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cryptogenic cirrhosis with liver failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0524193
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