The Board has determined that the Veteran's retinal detachment was proximately caused by his June 2002 VA surgery, which was performed without informed consent. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the retinal detachment of the left eye is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's retinal detachment was proximately caused by his June 2002 VA surgery and that informed consent was not obtained, meeting one of the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- A19000853
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