The veteran's death was due to unforeseeable complications of VA medical care, and the Board has determined that DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is granted.
The deciding factor: The physician found no evidence of VA fault but concluded that the veteran's death was caused by unforeseeable complications of VA medical care.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive jaundice, bowel perforation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0820552
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's death was due to service-connected cause, specifically his metastatic pancreatic cancer which is presumed to be related to burn pit exposure in the Persian Gulf. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, cardiac arrest due to obstructive jaundice, was not service-connected. The Board found no direct or secondary service connection for the cause of death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bowel perforation following a colonoscopy was not deemed to be caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or error in judgment. The Board found that the event did not result from an unforeseeable event.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bowel perforation and resulting incisional hernia were not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault. The Board finds the event was reasonably foreseeable.
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