The VA denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a gastrectomy performed in December 1992, including numbness in the lower extremities, as there is no competent medical evidence linking any current disability to the procedure.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's claimed disability and the VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006423
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