The Board found that the respiratory disability and cognitive impairment were not caused by VA hospitalization and treatment, as there was no evidence of carelessness, negligence, or error in judgment on the part of VA. The veteran's conditions are deemed to be unrelated to her VA treatment.
The deciding factor: VA medical records indicate that the respiratory disability and cognitive impairment resulted from complications related to a surgical procedure (hysterectomy) rather than any fault on the part of VA during hospitalization or treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability, Cognitive impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0405698
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Decisions by this judge: 1,555 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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