The Veteran seeks service connection for a left foot condition, circumcision residuals, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. He also claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a June 1990 dental extraction.,The Veteran contends that he has residual numbness in his left front gums and teeth due to a June 1990 VA dental extraction, which resulted in complications such as numbness of the lower lip or tongue. The examiner will determine if this disability is related to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.,The Veteran claims service connection for a left foot condition, circumcision residuals, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. He also seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a June 1990 dental extraction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims will be remanded to obtain VA treatment records, service treatment records, and determine the nature of his claimed conditions.,The Veteran's claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 will require a determination on whether the additional disability is due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.,The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 will be remanded to obtain VA treatment records, determine the nature of his claimed conditions, and provide a medical opinion regarding the relationship between his conditions and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot condition, residuals of a circumcision, pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1419712
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- Denied
The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae is denied as there is no legal authority to assign an earlier effective date, and the RO has already assigned the earliest possible effective date for the award of service connection.
- Denied
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