The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity disability, including severe leg pain and numbness of the ankles, knees, and legs, was not proximately due to VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing medical care. Therefore, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's additional bilateral lower extremity disability was proximately due to VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- severe leg pain, numbness of the ankles, numbness of the knees, numbness of the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017501
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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