The Board has determined that the Veteran's additional disabilities, including gall bladder removal and abdominal hernia, are not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA physicians. The decision is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of any fault on the part of VA in providing the treatment that led to the Veteran's additional disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- gall bladder removal, abdominal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1036605
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