The Board is considering the veteran's claims for service connection for deteriorating vision and left knee chondromalacia. The decision on the former issue remains pending, while the latter has been granted with a 10% evaluation effective October 1, 1992.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for left knee chondromalacia but the status of service connection for deteriorating vision is unclear due to lack of information in the provided text.
- Claimed conditions
- deteriorating vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0031095
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for deteriorating vision, to include as secondary to a TBI, due to missing records and the need for additional evidence.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for deteriorating vision, finding that the persuasive weight of the evidence does not support a finding that his current vision loss was incurred in or is related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for deteriorating vision, granted service connection and awarded a 20 percent disability rating for TMJ, and awarded noncompensable initial ratings for headaches and allergic rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appellant's claim for special monthly death pension based on the need of aid and attendance due to her deteriorating vision is being remanded for further development, including a VA medical examination.
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