The Board has determined that the Veteran's rectal condition and urinary bladder stricture are not compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA treatment for prostate cancer, as there is no evidence of carelessness or negligence on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the additional disability was not proximately due to VA hospitalization or medical treatment and did not result from an event reasonably foreseeable by a reasonable health care provider.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiation Proctitis, Rectal Bleeding
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0928102
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