The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain any permanent and/or chronic disability as a result of treatment rendered at this medical facility in 1999, and there was no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA personnel. Therefore, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for an April 1999 hysterectomy is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the Veteran incurred additional disability in connection with her April 1999 hysterectomy due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a total hysterectomy, left salpingo oophorectomy, lysis of adhesions, ruptured left ovary, uterine fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1027745
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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