The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of splenic abscess, including bacteremia, resulted from an event not reasonably foreseeable and grants compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The April 2018 VA examiner opined that the bacteremia 'resulted from an event that could not have been reasonably foreseen by a reasonable healthcare provider,' as the 'splenic drain either spontaneously leaked or became malpositioned sometime after discharge.'
- Claimed conditions
- splenic abscess, bacteremia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23057953
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