The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, finding that his arthritis of the lumbosacral spine was not caused by VA treatment and did not result from any fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The expert opinion found no direct causal relationship between the Veteran's hip fracture and resulting surgeries and his arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, concluding that the degree of care exercised by VA regarding the hip injury was reasonable and appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1232651
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- Dismissed
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