The veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for facial swelling is denied as there is no medical evidence showing that the veteran has current facial swelling as a proximate result of medical care furnished by VA.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive and competent evidence linking the veteran's facial swelling to treatment at a VAMC, including medications prescribed post-surgery in 1974.
- Claimed conditions
- Facial swelling
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0739988
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