The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bilateral pes planus, gout, an ankle/foot disability manifested by instep and heel pain, other than pes planus, and a knee disability related to treatment received at a Veterans' Administration Medical Center in April 2007.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record shows that the treatment did not cause additional disabilities due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA or because it was an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, gout, ankle/foot disability manifested by instep and heel pain, other than pes planus, knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002547
What this means for you
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