The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for appendectomy residuals, including neuralgia and scarring is granted due to the absence of informed consent prior to the procedures. The service connection issue regarding an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: VA treatment resulted in additional disability (appendectomy residuals) without proper informed consent from the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- appendectomy residuals, neuralgia, scarring
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23062707
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