The Veteran's service connection for residuals of a neurological procedure, including severe paralysis, muscle sparsity, joint contractures, neurogenic bladder and bowel, and intractable pain is granted as the additional disability was not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The additional disability (including severe paralysis) was not reasonably foreseeable due to pre-existing conditions and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a neurological procedure, severe paralysis, severe muscle sparsity, joint contractures, neurogenic bladder and bowel, intractable pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080750
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