The veteran's right acromioclavicular separation was not caused by VA treatment, but rather occurred during transportation to a VA Medical Center. As such, the requirements for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are not met.
The deciding factor: The additional disability did not result from VA training, hospitalization, medical or surgical treatment, or examination; and it was not caused by an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- Right acromioclavicular separation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0102457
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