The Board has determined that the January 1981 RO decision was based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in denying compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 351 for residuals of myocardial infarction with bilateral leg amputations as a result of VA treatment, and therefore grants the benefit.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's condition resulted from negligence on the part of the VA in providing treatment, which led to the need for amputations due to complications from medication administered during his hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial infarction, Bilateral leg amputations
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0200005
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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