Hartman v. Derwinski

*624MEMORANDUM DECISION

IVERS, Associate Judge:

Harland J. Hartman appeals a December 28, 1990, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which denied his claim for compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 (formerly § 351) for the amputation of his right leg which became infected following surgery for his service-connected duodenal ulcer. Specifically, the Board held that, because the veteran’s knee infection and amputation were not caused by carelessness or negligence on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the criteria for compensation…