The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and there is no evidence that the VA medical care provided prior to his death resulted in additional disability or death due to negligence or lack of informed consent. The Board finds that service connection for cause of death under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death was caused by multiple underlying conditions, none of which were related to his military service and no evidence suggests the VA medical care provided prior to his death resulted in additional disability or death due to negligence or lack of informed consent.
- Claimed conditions
- septic shock, pneumonia, line infection, renal failure with uremia, encephalopathy, recurrent GI bleed, osteomyelitis of the foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1517836
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