The veteran is seeking compensation for an eye condition resulting from a left eye cataract extraction performed by VA. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the posterior capsule of the lens ruptured during the surgery, causing the veteran's complaints of impaired vision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it was necessary to determine whether informed consent procedures were followed and a signed consent form for the December 2004 VA surgery could be located or provided by the hospital.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0622459
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of left eye post-retinal detachment, to include left eye retinal scarring, left eye maculopathy, and left eye cataract.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left eye cataract, heart disability, hypertension, bilateral peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and bilateral hand disability (neuropathy and/or carpal tunnel syndrome), due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as left eye cataract and diabetic retinopathy. The Board found that the appellant did not have a current disability related to his in-service injuries or conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease and myasthenia gravis with double vision, reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for malaria, and denied service connection for other conditions.
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