The veteran's injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident are not compensable under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The proximate cause of the veteran's claimed disabilities was not carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA in furnishing medical care.
- Claimed conditions
- low back, middle back, shoulders, head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0303987
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for muscle spasms of the upper back, low back, right chest, hamstrings, and quadratus femoris based on a finding that these conditions are related to in-service injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right ankle sprains were denied. However, the veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as of August 1, 2017.
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