The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or materially contribute to his death, and that there was no evidence of VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA. Therefore, the claim for DIC due to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause his death and that there was no evidence of VA carelessness or negligence in providing medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive cardiovascular disease, Meningioma with seizure disorder, Urinary retention
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2018
- Citation
- 1826063
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