The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as the evidence does not show that his chronic abdominal pain resulted from carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA personnel who provided treatment in January 2006.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence established that the Veteran's post-procedure pain was not caused by any fault on the part of VA personnel and did not result from carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1447723
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