The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an additional disability, to include vision impairment, claimed as a result of VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's additional disability was proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the facility furnishing the care, nor was it an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- vision impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25009250
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy but denied service connection for a dental disability, vision impairment, and a right-hand disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for inguinal hernia, hypertension, left shoulder condition, and vision impairment was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement. The claims for headaches, OSA, IBS, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a vision impairment condition to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vision impairment condition.
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