The VA denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for bilateral eye disabilities resulting from surgery performed at the VAMC in May 2004, finding that there was no additional disability due to carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran did not suffer any additional eye disabilities as a result of the surgical procedure and found that the surgery was performed appropriately with informed consent.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0826369
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral eye disabilities, to include open angle glaucoma and legal blindness.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral eye disabilities, finding that there is not an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence to support the claim.
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