The Veteran's claim for compensation under 1151 for postoperative meniscectomy and arthritis of right knee is denied because the evidence does not support a finding that VA care caused additional disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment by VA. The Board did not find the Veteran's assertions regarding additional disability to be credible.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative meniscectomy, arthritis of right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080368
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