The Board found that the Veteran's additional right eye disability, including loss of visual acuity and other conditions such as choroidal effusion and detachment, was not caused by VA's carelessness or negligence during his July 2007 glaucoma surgery. The Board concluded that there was no evidence to support a finding of fault on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The IME opinion indicated that the Veteran's post-surgical conditions were anticipated and did not result from VA's carelessness, negligence or other instances of fault.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye glaucoma, Age-related macular degeneration, Choroidal effusion, Choroidal detachment, Tunnel vision, Loss of field vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1029407
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