The Board found that the appellant did not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as his condition was not caused by VA's carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault.
The deciding factor: There is no indication in the record that the appellant contracted disseminated coccidioidomycosis due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- disseminated coccidioidomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1208976
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