Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left eye injury due to VA surgery, as there was no evidence of an additional disability caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA, nor was it an event not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's left eye condition worsened due to natural progression and not as a result of VA treatment. The evidence did not establish that VA's failure to timely diagnose or treat the Veteran's condition proximately caused his additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left eye injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25002244
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