The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right shoulder disability due to lack of legal merit, as the surgery was performed by a private physician in accordance with the Veterans Choice Program and VA had no role in the diagnosis and treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran's right shoulder surgery was not furnished by a VA employee or in a VA facility, thus failing to meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder, rotator cuff tendonitis, subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis, right AC joint arthropathy, right shoulder subscapular bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19169041
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