The Board found that the Veteran's current medical condition is not due to VA treatment, and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that VA treatment caused or permanently worsened the Veteran's current medical conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1304133
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for pulmonary embolism as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected status post spigelian herniorrhaphy, finding that the surgery increased her risk of developing a pulmonary embolism.
- Dismissed
The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for deep vein thrombosis and hypothyroidism due to insufficient VA medical opinions.
- Granted
The Veteran's pulmonary disability is directly related to his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
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