The Board denied compensation for a spleen injury or splenectomy under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151, finding that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claim and his spleen was not injured or removed.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show any injury or removal of the Veteran's spleen, thus failing to meet the threshold requirement for a qualifying additional disability under section 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- spleen injury, splenectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125973
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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