The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because the additional disability, including loss of full use of his hand due to infections, is not considered to be proximately caused by VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The examiner determined it is less likely than not that the additional disability was permanently aggravated by or the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing medical and surgical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0927550
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a right hand and ankle injuries due to insufficient responses to the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of care.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records from Beckley VAMC and providing addendum medical opinions.
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