In March, 1981, claimant George Henry Hamm had a tumor removed from the center of his back. A sample of the excised tissue was sent to the pathology department of defendant hospital for analysis. It reported that the tumor was benign. In February of 1982, claimant was admitted to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albany (the V.A.) for the removal of a growth which had appeared in the same site. It was found to be malignant. Because claimant's lymph nodes had become...
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