The Board found that the veteran's death was not due to VA negligence or fault, and denied DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded there was reasonable medical certainty that the veteran had locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer and that the treatment plan met the accepted standard of care.
- Claimed conditions
- septic shock, severe leukopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606682
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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