Denied
The Board denied compensation for additional disability due to treatment at a VA medical facility in September 2022, as the proximate cause of the gallbladder and liver injuries was not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or an event not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the additional disability was caused by VA's fault or an unforeseeable event; the trocar injury was promptly recognized and managed appropriately.
- Claimed conditions
- status post cholecystectomy, trocar/puncture injury to the liver
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033690
What this means for you
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