The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye blindness and enucleation are directly related to VA medical treatment, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The March 2001 ocular surgical procedure caused seepage under the retina which led to additional disability including left eye phthisis (atrophy), pain, and eventually enucleation. The Board found that this event was not reasonably foreseeable for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness, enucleation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2013
- Citation
- 1327435
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