The Board found no evidence of negligence or other fault on VA's part, and thus denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The proximate cause of the veteran's current residuals was not due to negligence or other fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Impotence, Urinary Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0633842
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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