The Board found that the veteran's current spinal condition and loss of feeling in the left foot were not caused by VA treatment, including prostate surgery performed in May 1998. Therefore, compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a causal connection between the veteran's prostate surgery and his current spinal condition or loss of feeling in the left foot.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured intervertebral disc, loss of feeling in the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0426840
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