The Veteran's right frontal meningioma, status post resection with bowel dysfunction, urinary dysfunction and vestibular disorder was not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault. The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The additional disability did not result from the Veteran's own willful misconduct and was not proximately caused by VA's fault or an unforeseen event.
- Claimed conditions
- right frontal meningioma, bowel dysfunction, urinary dysfunction, vestibular disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2021
- Citation
- 21015208
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