The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as the evidence does not show that VA treatment caused additional disability.
The deciding factor: VA treatment did not cause or worsen the Veteran's transverse myelitis, and there was no fault on the part of VA in diagnosing or treating his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Transverse myelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1427803
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