The Board denied the veteran's claims for secondary service connection for diabetic retinopathy of the left eye and an increased evaluation for enucleation of the right eye. The TDIU claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a link between the service-connected right eye disability and the claimed left eye disability, nor does there appear to be any aggravation by the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic retinopathy, Enucleation of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0014469
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