The Board found that the veteran's right eye irritation and pain were not caused or aggravated by VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for these conditions was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's current right eye irritation and pain were not caused by VA medical treatment and found no evidence suggesting a causal relationship between VA treatment and his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Pain, Iritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0704745
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