The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left eye visual field defect resulting from May 2010 transurethral resection of prostate at the Charleston VA Medical Center. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and address issues related to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or similar incidence of fault on the part of VA during the surgery.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner addressing whether the left eye visual field defect was due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA during the May 2010 surgery and aftercare.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye visual field defect
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1552012
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and the need for an adequate VA opinion regarding the left eye visual field defect.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left eye visual field defect is not deemed to be caused by VA negligence or fault, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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