The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for neuropathy of the hands and feet, diagnosed as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), is granted. The Board finds that the additional disability was not reasonably foreseeable by a reasonable healthcare provider when medication was prescribed by VA in 2017.
The deciding factor: The development of SJS was not reasonably foreseeable due to unexpected complications from medication use.
- Claimed conditions
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), left arm cellulitis, erosions on lips, buccal mucosa, and glans penis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24004370
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Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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