The veteran's right leg disability is not considered to be a result of VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment. The Board finds that the additional disability was not caused by VA fault.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence demonstrating that the veteran's right leg disability was proximately caused by VA fault in providing hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, including gallbladder surgery performed on May 22, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg pain, Numbness, Weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0101111
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What this means for you
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