The Veteran's mononeuropathy of the right upper extremity is not considered to be caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault. The Board finds that the risk of a stroke after carotid endarterectomy was foreseeable and informed consent for the procedure was obtained.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran's mononeuropathy of the right upper extremity is most likely caused by a small stroke resulting from his March 2006 left carotid endarterectomy, but there is no evidence of negligence or similar fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- mononeuropathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1002717
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