The veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for aggravation of glaucoma following a VA cataract removal procedure in October 1992.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence established that the veteran incurred exacerbation of pre-existing right eye glaucoma following the 1992 VA surgical procedure, and this exacerbation caused an additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005287
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