The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left eye disability is due to VA treatment, specifically surgeries performed in July 2012, December 2012, and January 2013 at the Ann Arbor VAMC. The examiner will need to assess if the additional disability was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and opinion regarding causation and fault due to the surgeries performed at the VAMC
- Claimed conditions
- Left eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18135132
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What this means for you
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