The VA determined that the Veteran's current condition, including recurrent hernia and granulomatous scar tissue, was not caused by or aggravated by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault by VA during his 1980 right inguinal herniorrhaphy.
The deciding factor: The VHA examiner concluded that the Veteran's granulomatous scar tissue was an event not reasonably foreseeable as related to the October 1980 surgery and that it did not represent scarring beyond what a reasonable health care provider would have foreseen.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right inguinal herniorrhaphy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1202521
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