The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim, but denied her entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for quadriplegia with bladder and bowel dysfunction due to carelessness or negligence on VA's part.
The deciding factor: VA staff failed to exercise reasonable care in treating the Veteran, resulting in worsening of her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Quadriplegia, Bladder dysfunction, Bowel dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1642849
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