The Board found no additional disability caused by VA medical treatment and denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The May 2001 VA opinion concluded that the veteran did not sustain any additional disability from the May 1997 surgery, and the VA physicians involved in his care did not fail to meet a standard of care.
- Claimed conditions
- Transverse myelitis, cavernous angioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0126161
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