The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA medical treatment, and therefore denied his claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: VA treatment did not result in additional disability and is not considered to be the proximate cause of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613193
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What this means for you
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