The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of the April 2007 radical prostatectomy performed by VA, including impotence, severe urinary incontinence, and inguinal hernia, as these disabilities were reasonably foreseeable outcomes of the procedure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the additional disabilities (impotence, urinary incontinence) incurred by the Veteran as a result of the April 2007 procedure have not met the requirements for entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to lack of negligence or fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, severe urinary incontinence, inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18156603
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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