The Veteran's May 1999 eye surgery did not result in any additional bilateral vision loss, and the Board found that VA had exercised reasonable care during the procedure.
The deciding factor: The surgery performed by VA was within their standard of care and resulted in no additional disability to the Veteran's pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral vision loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1101258
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