The Veteran's death is being reviewed for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to alleged negligent care during a gastric surgery at the Tucson VA Medical Center. The Board has ordered additional development, including obtaining missing informed consent documents and autopsy reports.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to determine if there was negligence in the September 2021 gastric surgery that resulted in an additional disability or residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Additional disability or residuals from the September 23, 2021 gastric surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23037044
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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