The Board found that the cause of the Veteran's death was not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, nor did it find fault on the part of VA. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.
The deciding factor: VA medical records showed no evidence linking the Veteran's death to any negligence or error in judgment during his VA care
- Claimed conditions
- Septic Shock, Acute Renal Failure, Hepatic Failure, Klebsiella septicemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1740910
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