The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic left eye disability secondary to his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right mandible and for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right mandible.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the left eye disorder was related to the service-connected fractures, or that it had been aggravated by the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left eye disability, residuals of a fracture of the right mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0033216
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a chronic left eye disability was dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current chronic left eye disability and loss of vision to his service, including any in-service accident involving a practice grenade. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's cataracts are more likely related to age than to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right mandible, as there was no evidence of severe displacement or other disabling manifestations to warrant a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a chronic left eye disability that allegedly resulted from VA medical treatment in 2000. The case has been remanded to obtain additional information and evidence, including a VA ophthalmologic examination.
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