The claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the cause of the Veteran's death claimed as due to VA medical treatment is denied because new and relevant evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: No new or relevant evidence was submitted that could establish causation or fault on the part of VA in furnishing medical care related to the duloxetime prescription.
- Claimed conditions
- suicide
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2023
- Citation
- A23030378
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