The Board denied the Veteran's claims for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for adrenal insufficiency and congestive heart failure with atrial fibrillation, finding that informed consent was present or a reasonable person would have consented to the treatment even with known risks.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's adrenal insufficiency and congestive heart failure were not caused by VA treatment and that any findings of these conditions prior to the treatment in September 2003 were not related to the care provided. The decision also noted that the risk of adrenal insufficiency from steroid use was foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- adrenal insufficiency, loss of function of adrenal glands, congestive heart failure with atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1146273
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