The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment and did not result from any negligence or fault on the part of VA. Therefore, the appellant is not entitled to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: VA medical care did not cause the Veteran's death due to drug and alcohol overdose.
- Claimed conditions
- Drug and alcohol overdose
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021582
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What this means for you
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