The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for asteroid hyalosis, which he claims was caused by cataract surgery performed at a VA facility in May 1990. The case has been remanded to obtain clarification from a medical opinion regarding whether the surgery resulted in additional disability and if so, whether it was due to carelessness or negligence on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further clarification of the medical opinion provided by Dr. Bellin regarding the causation and foreseeability of the veteran's condition following cataract surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- asteroid hyalosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0632240
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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.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the current eye disorders did not begin during or as a result of active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for his vision disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current eye conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have additional disability, including asteroid hyalosis, as a result of right eye cataract surgery in May 1990 at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection and a compensable initial rating for vision loss, finding that his hearing loss disability did not warrant a compensable rating. The issue of service connection for vision loss was remanded to the RO.
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