The Veteran's MRSA infection and subsequent abdominal aortic aneurysm were caused by VA hospital care, resulting in additional disability not due to his willful misconduct. The Board grants compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the MRSA infection and service connection for the abdominal aortic aneurysm as secondary to the MRSA infection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's MRSA infection was caused by VA hospital care, resulting in additional disability not due to his willful misconduct, and the subsequent abdominal aortic aneurysm is considered secondary to the MRSA infection.
- Claimed conditions
- MRSA Infection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1304373
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