The veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a right below-the-knee amputation resulting from VA medical and surgical treatment provided in 1998 and 1999.
The deciding factor: The January 2001 VA physician's opinion concluded that the veteran's additional disability (right below-the-knee amputation) was not foreseeable as a result of medical treatment provided at VA for a right ankle fracture, thus meeting the criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- Right below-the-knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0526605
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