The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for submandibular gland excision (claimed as throat damage) due to lack of causation and fault on the part of VA.,The Veteran's service-connected right knee arthroplasty is rated at 30% from August 1, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the submandibular gland excision was caused by or proximately caused by VA care and treatment.,There is no indication of negligence on the part of VA in providing the right knee arthroplasty.
- Claimed conditions
- submandibular gland excision, throat damage
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22018879
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