Granted
The Board granted compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for status post lumbar surgeries with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, as the additional disabilities were not a reasonably foreseeable result of the VA medical care.
The deciding factor: The private examiner's opinion established that there was negligence in providing post-surgical care, leading to the development of new disabilities which were not reasonably foreseeable by a reasonable health care provider.
- Claimed conditions
- status post lumbar surgeries with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105309
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