The Veteran's bowel perforation following a VA colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy was caused by VA care, but the extent of the additional disability (stoma and pouch) was not reasonably foreseeable. The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The extent of the Veteran's stoma and pouch were not reasonably foreseeable given his case history and the known complication of perforation in colonoscopy procedures.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel perforation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2021
- Citation
- 21070996
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