The Veteran's gastric perforation and splenectomy resulting from VA treatment for a triple CABG on June 6 - 8, 2003 were not the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or some other incident of fault on the part of the VA.,The Veteran's gastric perforation and splenectomy resulting from VA treatment for a triple CABG on June 6 - 8, 2003 were not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The gastric perforation and splenectomy resulted from an unforeseeable event (the insertion of a nasogastric tube during the surgery) that was within the accepted standard of care.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastric perforation, Splenectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1232180
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