The Board has determined that the Veteran's right-sided chest pain and neuralgia are not compensable under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical facility. The Veteran does not have any service-connected disabilities for TDIU purposes.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right-sided chest pain and neuralgia are not compensable under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical facility.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathic pain, neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1710551
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