The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye cataract surgery, including posterior dislocation of the lens nucleus and retinal detachment, resulted from VA care. The additional disability is not due to the veteran's own willful misconduct.
The deciding factor: The VA medical expert concluded that the retinal detachment was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the cataract extraction procedure performed by VA, but could not predict with certainty when it would occur.
- Claimed conditions
- Posterior Dislocation of Lens Nucleus, Retinal Detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0205116
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- Denied
The Veteran's right eye disability, characterized by visual acuity no worse than 20/200 and visual field deficits no worse than 20/70, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied an increased rating as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on the current manifestations of his condition.
- Denied
The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating from 20 percent to 10 percent was proper, as evidenced by sustained improvement in his visual acuity and field defects. The effective date is not specified.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran needs further examination to determine if his current left eye and ear conditions are related to VA cataract surgery, including a posterior capsule tear. The examiner must provide opinions on whether these conditions were caused by VA treatment, as well as whether they had their onset during service or are otherwise related.
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