The Board found that the Veteran did not suffer additional disability, including kidney damage, as a result of VA medical treatment. The decision denied compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The medical expert determined that the Veteran's acute renal failure resolved and his kidneys returned to normal function two years after the incident. There was no evidence of chronic additional disability, including kidney damage, resulting from VA care.
- Claimed conditions
- staphylococcus (staph) infection, additional, superimposed kidney damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0945793
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