The Board has determined that the Veteran's additional disabilities, including a perforated colon, hernias, and MRSA infection, are not due to VA negligence or error in judgment. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, or error in judgment on the part of VA that caused the Veteran's additional disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Perforated colon, Hernias, Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2021
- Citation
- 21005237
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