The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment, and thus denied the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed no causation between the veteran's death and any VA care or treatment
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Head and neck cancer (larynx), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/emphysema, Malnourishment/malnutrition, Peripheral vascular disease/arterial insufficiency, Arterosclerotic heart disease/coronary artery disease, Prostatic carcinoma, Adenomatous colonic polyps, Diverticulosis coli
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0726106
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of death to obtain a medical opinion regarding any relationship between the Veteran's causes of death and service or toxic exposures.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death, specifically addressing whether his respiratory failure, septic shock, hemorrhagic shock, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and chronic osteomyelitis of the right leg were related to in-service toxic exposure or an in-service right leg injury.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm is not attributable to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his gastrointestinal hemorrhage, esophageal variance, and cirrhosis were not related to his active service or any service-connected disabilities.
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