The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability involving residuals of a left hydrocelectomy resulting from treatment at a VA facility in June 2000 is denied as there are no permanent residuals of the surgery.
The deciding factor: The veteran's most recent evaluation showed no residual hydrocele, and the examiner concluded that the surgery was uneventful with no surgical mistake and no permanent residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- left hydrocele, right upper extremity neurologic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0621457
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Decisions by this judge: 2,642 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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