The Board found no evidence supporting the veteran's claim that VA failed to diagnose or treat his prostate infection or kidney stones, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not support a finding of failure to diagnose or treat the conditions prior to hip replacement, leading to subsequent illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostatism, Kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0636103
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What this means for you
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