The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and perforated left tympanic membrane were not caused by VA medical treatment, and the Board finds no fault on the part of the VA. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.
The deciding factor: No additional disability involving bilateral hearing loss or residuals of a perforated left tympanic membrane was proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the VA, or by an event not reasonably foreseeable, in connection with VA medical treatment provided to the veteran on May 30, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, residuals of a perforated left tympanic membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0206015
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