The Board determined that the veteran's death was not caused by improper care or an event not reasonably foreseeable at a VA facility, and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the cause of the veteran's death as well as service connection for renal and kidney failure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence to support the claim that the veteran's death or his renal and kidney failure were caused by improper care or an event not reasonably foreseeable at a VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease, cardiomyopathy, renal failure, kidney problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0707591
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