The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by VA medical care, specifically a failure to timely diagnose and treat his coronary artery disease. As such, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 have been granted. The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The VA medical care provided to the Veteran was found to be below the standard of care, specifically in the evaluation and treatment of his chest pain complaints which were not properly addressed or further investigated.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1045179
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