The Veteran's MRSA disability was not actually caused by the VA treatment in September 2017, and therefore compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are denied.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 VA examiner found that it was not possible to determine if the Veteran got in contact with any known carrier or was exposed to MRSA at the VA in September 2017, and that an exposure to the MRSA bacteria would have produced an infection within a few days of the exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2023
- Citation
- A23027953
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for MRSA is being remanded due to a lack of a medical opinion regarding the proximate cause of his MRSA.
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