The Veteran's additional disabilities, including kidney failure, septic shock, and foot ulcers, were caused by VA care due to the hospital's failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a reasonable healthcare provider.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's disabilities were proximately caused by the VA's fault in providing medical treatment, specifically the failure to properly manage his nausea and vomiting leading to aspiration during surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney failure, respiratory condition, foot ulcers, fatigue, psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057473
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for chronic kidney disease was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decision.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
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