The Veteran's additional disability, including numbness in the lower extremities and muscle spasms of the right calf, is not attributable to VA hospital care or treatment. The Board finds that there was no negligence or fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: VA did not provide any negligent or wrongful care during the October 2004 back surgery which caused additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Numbness in the lower extremities, Muscle spasms of the right calf
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0927104
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