The Veteran's right eye disability, including pain and vision loss, is denied as the Board finds no evidence of fault on VA's part in providing care. The complications were a known risk of the surgery.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of negligence or lack of proper skill from VA in the treatment provided to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye pain, Vision loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19118046
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,037 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19118046.
What this means for you
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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).
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