The veteran's pancreatitis is not considered a qualifying additional disability for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, as the evidence does not show that it was reasonably foreseeable or due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the VA.
The deciding factor: The veteran's pancreatitis is considered a reasonably foreseeable consequence of taking Depakote, and there is no medical evidence showing any carelessness, negligence, or other fault by the VA in providing treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0126262
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