Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a blind right eye disability, finding that the additional disability was not due to 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 retinal detachment and subsequent blindness were known risks of the cataract surgery and thus a reasonably foreseeable outcome, and there was no evidence of fault on the part of VA in providing the care.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness in the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25002370
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