The Veteran's surgeries for eyelid issues did not result in additional disability due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA. The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The surgeries were performed by a reasonable health care provider without any deviation from standard of care, and there was no evidence that VA failed to exercise the degree of care expected of a reasonable health care provider.
- Claimed conditions
- trichiasis, scar(s) on eyelid, loss of eyelashes, failure to fix ptosis, left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2023
- Citation
- A23029190
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral eye disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining missing service records and private treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an increased rating for hiatal hernia with GERD was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. Service connection claims for blepharitis, trichiasis, lumbosacral radiculopathy and piriformis syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the right side, and peripheral neuropathy of the left side were also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an increased rating for hiatal hernia with GERD was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. Service connection claims for blepharitis, trichiasis, lumbosacral radiculopathy and piriformis syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the right side, and peripheral neuropathy of the left side were also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for loss of eyelashes and granted an initial 10 percent rating for corneal scar, left eye. The appellant's claim for loss of eyelashes was not supported by the evidence as he does not have a current disability manifested by loss of eyelashes.
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