The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for claimed additional disability from blood clot due to VA hospitalization and medical care in January 1997, finding no evidence of negligence or fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence or opinion that finds negligence or any kind of fault on the part of VA in providing medical care during the hospitalization in question.
- Claimed conditions
- blood clot, deep venous thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0306401
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Decisions by this judge: 680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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