The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of left arm surgery, including nerve damage and limitation of range of motion due to lack of fault on the part of VA personnel.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA did not find any evidence of carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault from VA in providing the treatment. The Veteran's radial neuropathy was considered a foreseeable complication of his bicep tendon repair.
- Claimed conditions
- radial neuropathy, ulnar nerve entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23018001
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete VA examination reports and the need for an addendum opinion addressing all diagnosed neurological disorders in the upper and lower extremities.
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