The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions, including those secondary to a hysterectomy and/or medication prescribed post-surgery, was denied as the evidence did not support that these conditions were caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to her hysterectomy or the medications prescribed post-surgery and there is no indication of any event not reasonably foreseeable that would have resulted in these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis (or other diagnosed arthritis disability) of the bilateral legs, Pulmonary Embolism, Blood clots, Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), Constipation, Kidney infection, Urinary tract infection (UTI), Kidney stones, Incontinence, Shingles, Psoriasis, Scalp infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23020641
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