The Veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right knee disability due to VA's failure to provide timely and appropriate care following his total knee replacement, resulting in the need for further surgeries and potential fusion.
The deciding factor: VA did not follow standard of care recommendations for treating a periprosthetic infection, leading to chronic complications including loosening of the joint and possible need for fusion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Infection, Right Total Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1437516
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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