The Board has granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for status post CVA, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's CVA was a direct result of his participation in a research study during treatment at a VA facility and that this was not a foreseeable outcome of that treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is a 50/50 chance the Veteran received Levosimendan, which led to the conclusion that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's CVA was the result of his participation in a research study during treatment at a VA facility and that this was not a foreseeable outcome of that treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- CVA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20077946
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