The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is granted as the evidence shows that VA's failure to timely diagnose and treat septic arthritis resulted in adhesive capsulitis and avascular necrosis of the right shoulder.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions indicate that clinical evaluation and aspiration are key to diagnosing septic arthritis, which was not conducted until 23 days after the initial MRI showing significant fluid. The delay in diagnosis caused by this failure resulted in the Veteran's additional disabilities of adhesive capsulitis and avascular necrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- adhesive capsulitis, avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1732172
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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