The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 (2012) for left below the knee amputation due to septic thrombophlebitis has been reopened and granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including opinions from a private physician and a VA infectious disease specialist, established that the Veteran's additional disability was caused by an injection performed at a VA facility, which resulted in septic thrombophlebitis and ultimately left below the knee amputation. The proximate cause of this event was not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Below the Knee Amputation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125530
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.
What you can do next
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