The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability to the left great toe resulting from VA surgery on April 2, 1999 in August 2002 due to lack of evidence showing that the surgery was the proximate cause of his symptoms.,The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of hernia repair surgery performed at a VA facility on July 28, 2008 in February 2010 was also denied due to lack of evidence showing that the surgery was the proximate cause of his symptoms.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions and evidence did not establish that the surgeries were the proximate cause of the Veteran's reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- additional disability to the left great toe, recurrent hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1745839
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