The Board found that the Veteran's vision problems, facial scar, and right ankle fracture residuals were not caused by VA medical care. The Board concluded that there was no additional disability or death resulting from VA treatment.
The deciding factor: VA did not cause any additional disability in the Veteran's case as his conditions are attributed to pre-existing issues and events not reasonably foreseeable during the course of his cataract surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- vision problems, facial scar, residuals of a right ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1448486
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