The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of evidence showing that his disabilities were caused by VA treatment or hospital care.
The deciding factor: VA treatment and hospital care did not cause the veteran's additional disability, as there was no increase in disability due to VA treatment or surgical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of May 1977 transthoracic vagotomy, Pulmonary disease (presumed to be atypical mycobacterium avian intracellulare), Genitourinary disorder (Peyronie's disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0320019
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What this means for you
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