The Board has determined that the esophageal tear is an additional disability due to complications of a VAMC endoscopic procedure, and it was not reasonably foreseeable. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the esophageal tear as a complication of a VAMC endoscopic procedure is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the esophageal tear was an additional disability due to complications from the VAMC endoscopic procedure and concluded that it was not reasonably foreseeable, thus meeting the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0940839
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