The Board denied compensation for residuals of left eye surgery due to the lack of proximate cause by VA clinicians, and found no negligence or fault. The Veteran's condition was not caused by the cataract surgery.
The deciding factor: VA clinicians did not exercise carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault in providing medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye cataract surgery, floaters
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21067910
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