The Board finds that the veteran does not have additional disability of the left upper extremity or lower back due to VA medical treatment, and thus his claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows no causal link between the veteran's claimed disabilities and the VA medical treatment he received.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity (including left arm and hand), lower back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0200175
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