The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to complications from a September 1997 to December 1997 VA hospitalization, including vocal cord impairment, pulmonary function impairment, brain cell damage, Staphylococcus infection, bowel condition, and loss of muscle tone in the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's conditions were found to be related to his own medical history rather than due to a specific exposure or service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- vocal cord impairment, pulmonary function impairment from residuals of pneumonia, brain cell damage, residuals of resistant Staphylococcus infection, bowel condition, loss of muscle tone in lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0106583
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for vocal cord impairment to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether it is caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bowel condition, including GERD, colon polyps, colon diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and anal fissure, to determine if these conditions are aggravated by service-connected diabetes with obesity as an intermediate step.
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