The Veteran's death was not caused by VA medical care, and there is no evidence of negligence or fault on the part of VA. The cause of death was due to advanced cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died from end-stage liver disease with marked micronodular cirrhosis, which were present prior to his VA treatment and not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- End-stage liver disease, Cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1712334
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