The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 were denied as there is no evidence of additional disability resulting from VA care, and the Board found that the Veteran was not competent to diagnose himself with an additional disability or determine if any such disability was caused by VA care.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding of additional disability due to VA care, as there were no findings of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on part of VA. The Veteran's continued complaints and symptoms were not related to the October 2008 surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow disability, left ulnar nerve disability, nervous disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1548425
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