The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for cataracts of both eyes, finding that there was no current diagnosis of these conditions and that any existing conditions were not caused by VA care.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not have a current right shoulder disability or cataracts, and that any potential causation from VA treatment was not due to negligence or an unforeseeable event.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder disability, Cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18140696
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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