The Board has denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for loss of use of the right arm, numbness in the right small finger, and loss of flesh between the right thumb and index finger due to a lack of evidence showing that VA's care caused additional disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's additional disabilities were not caused by VA's failure to follow the appropriate standard of care or unforeseeable events resulting from the April 2010 surgery, and informed consent was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of the right arm, numbness in the right small finger, loss of flesh between the right thumb and index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23007043
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