The Veteran's current medical conditions are attributed to the May 2002 prostatectomy performed by VA, but there is no evidence of carelessness, negligence, or similar fault on the part of VA personnel. The Board finds that the additional disability was not caused by an unforeseeable event.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not show that the Veteran's current medical conditions are due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA personnel. The Board finds that the additional disability was not caused by an unforeseeable event.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1042275
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- Remanded (sent back)
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