The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for abdominal scarring due to a radical prostatectomy performed in April 1993, and assigned a 10 percent evaluation effective August 29, 1994. The Board also found that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date is granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted a statement indicating he believed errors were made during his surgery in April 1993, and requested benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151. His claim was received within one year of the surgery, meeting the requirement for an effective date based on when the injury or aggravation occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0108381
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability from abdominal surgeries due to lack of fault on the part of VA, finding that the Veteran's complications were not caused by carelessness, negligence, or other instances of fault.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to October 2017 VA medical care (panniculectomy) and secondary service connection theories.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to issues with obtaining private medical records and concerns about the surgeon's qualifications.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in previous decisions and new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims for compensation for additional disability due to allegedly negligent VA surgical treatment, TDIU rating, and abdominal scarring are being reviewed.
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