The Board has dismissed the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for mild compression fracture of C5 with degenerative changes as a result of treatment received at the VA Medical Center in Sepulveda, California. The Veteran's service-connected osteoporosis with associated cervical endplate pathology is granted an initial 10 percent rating since March 14, 2011.
The deciding factor: The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was dismissed as the Veteran's disability is already rated 'as if' service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- right epididymo-orchiectomy, osteoporosis with associated thoracic wedge compression fractures, osteoporosis with associated cervical endplate pathology, right inguinal hernia repairs, right femoral and ilioinguinal nerve entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1606686
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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