The Veteran sustained additional loss of vision in his right eye as a result of November 2003 surgical procedures performed at the VA Medical Center. The Board finds that this event was not reasonably foreseeable and grants compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for loss of vision in the right eye.
The deciding factor: The decreased visual acuity resulting from the November 2003 surgical procedures is found to be due to an event not reasonably foreseeable, meeting the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of vision in the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1310084
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