The Board has determined that the veteran's additional disability, including adhesions and painful erections resulting from July 2001 VA surgery, is due to a foreseeable complication of the procedure. As such, the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 have been met.
The deciding factor: The risks associated with the surgery were not disclosed in accordance with informed consent requirements, making the additional disability reasonably foreseeable and compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- adhesions, painful erections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0831395
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