The Board finds that the veteran did not incur any postoperative residuals of left eye cataract surgery as a result of VA fault or an event not reasonably foreseeable, and therefore denies entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the VA failed to exercise the degree of care expected of a reasonable health care provider in the performance of the veteran's left eye surgery, or that an event not reasonably foreseeable caused the veteran any postoperative residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye cataract, retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0632943
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