The veteran was awarded compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a colostomy secondary to gallbladder surgery, effective October 13, 2000.
The deciding factor: The VA General Counsel notified the Director of the VA Compensation and Pension Service that the veteran had been awarded damages in a Federal Tort Claims Act case settled on June 11, 1993. The claim for compensation under § 1151 was filed on October 13, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder surgery complications, colostomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0215186
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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