The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bone loss with loss of teeth due to VA treatment, finding no indication that the proximate cause was carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, a similar instance of fault on the part of VA, or an event not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show inadequate care by VA and there was no documentation showing that VA treatment was excessive or abnormal for the Veteran's disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bone loss, loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20071722
What this means for you
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