The Veteran is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for paraplegia, T8 due to spinal cord infarction caused by a September 2010 VA surgical procedure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's paraplegia and related residuals were caused by medical or surgical treatment at the Sharp Coronado VA Hospital in September 2010, and the proximate cause of the disability was carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the VA.
- Claimed conditions
- paraplegia, T8 spinal cord infarction, residual neurogenic bowel and bladder dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1515148
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What this means for you
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