The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for the amputation of the right great toe due to treatment at the Lexington Veterans Administration Medical Center, as the additional disability was not a reasonably foreseeable event.
The deciding factor: The December 2018 VA examiner opined that the amputation was more likely than not a result of an event that could not have been reasonably foreseen by a reasonable healthcare provider, and there was no evidence of negligence or fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- Amputation of the right great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066369
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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