The veteran died of atherosclerotic vascular disease. The VA medical records do not show any negligence or fault on the part of VA in his care, and there is no evidence that the medications he was prescribed caused his death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing negligence or fault by VA in the veteran's care which contributed to his death from atherosclerotic vascular disease.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0722313
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