The VA determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by any fault on the part of VA during medical treatment, and thus compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that the Veteran's death was not proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, or error in judgment on the part of VA during medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic colon carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0947144
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- Remanded (sent back)
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