The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional low back disability due to a fall in June 2007 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Biloxi is denied as there is no evidence that the care or treatment provided by VA caused his additional disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was not granted because the evidence does not show that the fall and resulting injury were due to VA's fault, as required by the law.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1118039
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