Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for various disabilities due to treatment at a VAMC in April 2007, finding no evidence of additional disability caused by carelessness or negligence on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence showed that the Veteran's additional disabilities were not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA or due to an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, ankle/foot disability manifested by instep and heel pain, other than pes planus, knee disability, gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25014967
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