The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right upper extremity paralysis and spastic hemiparesis of the right lower extremity, finding that these additional disabilities were not reasonably foreseeable at the time of a February 2008 surgery.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's additional disability was caused by the February 2008 surgery and was not reasonably foreseeable, granting compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity paralysis, spastic hemiparesis of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25007510
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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