The Veteran's painful scarring and recurrent node are not considered to be the result of VA medical treatment, rehabilitation program, or participation in a compensated work therapy program activity. The appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that the scars and node were not caused by or a result of VA medical care.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful scarring on the back of the neck, behind the left ear, Painful scarring on the left side of the stomach, Painful scarring on the right knee, Painful scarring on the right side of the back above the kidney, Recurrent 2-inch node on the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1707437
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