The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for defective vision in the left eye as a result of treatment administered by VA is denied because there is no competent medical evidence to support that his current vision loss is related to the incident.
The deciding factor: There is no clinical evidence to support the current level of visual loss and the examiner concluded that the veteran's current visual loss is not related to the incident or infection in May 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss in the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0001294
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for dizzy spells, finding that the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service motorcycle accident and chronic symptoms are credible. The claim for vision loss in the left eye is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from the VA Regional Office and VAMC, as well as Social Security Administration records. A new VA opinion is also needed to address whether the complications of the July 2001 cataract surgery were reasonably foreseeable.
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