The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for spinal damage and right leg nerve damage, finding that the additional disability did not result from VA's carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the additional disability resulted from VA's carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal damage, right leg nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22069287
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