The Veteran's right lower extremity nerve damage and right foot infection with tissue damage were not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment.
The deciding factor: VA found that the complications experienced by the Veteran were not reasonably unforeseeable and that there was no fault on the part of VA in providing the treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity nerve damage, Right foot infection with tissue damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26032775
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