The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that her injuries were not sustained as a result of an essential activity or function within the scope of her VA vocational rehabilitation training.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct causal connection between the claimed injury and some essential activity or function pursued in her course of VA vocational rehabilitation.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Condition, Neck Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0203178
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What this means for you
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