The Board found no causal connection between the veteran's osteomyelitis of the left heel and right knee, status post left above knee amputation, and his VA hospitalization. Therefore, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a causal connection between the veteran's osteomyelitis of the left heel and right knee and the VA hospitalization at Tampa VA Medical Center.
- Claimed conditions
- osteomyelitis of the left heel, osteomyelitis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0203029
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