The Board found no evidence of carelessness, negligence, or other fault on the part of VA in providing medical treatment for left femoral nerve palsy resulting from March 2000 hip surgery. The claim is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: VA did not find any evidence to support a finding that the veteran's left femoral nerve palsy was caused by carelessness, negligence, or other fault on the part of VA in providing medical treatment for his hip surgery in March 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- left femoral nerve palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633281
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- Granted
The Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy, resulting from a prostatectomy in August 2009, is considered an additional disability caused by VA medical treatment and not due to negligence. The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the claim due to concerns about the cause of the Veteran's left femoral nerve damage during his prostatectomy at VA Medical Center in August 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating, TDIU and service connection for cause of death due to the Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy. The appellant is seeking a retrospective medical opinion on the nature, extent, and severity of all residual impairment stemming from the Veteran’s left femoral nerve palsy. Additionally, she wants an opinion regarding whether any of her service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy is being remanded for additional development to determine if the VA medical treatment caused his disability, including obtaining a signed informed consent form from August 2009 prostatectomy.
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