The Board found that the veteran's residuals of ventral hernia repair were not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, or error in judgment on the part of VA in furnishing surgical treatment to the veteran, nor was such the result of an event not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the medical evidence did not support a conclusion that the veteran's residuals of ventral hernia repair were caused by fault on the part of VA or an unforeseeable event.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of ventral hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811820
What this means for you
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