The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of an infection of the chest and stomach, as well as his claim for a compensable rating for a chalazion of the left eye. The evidence submitted since the final denial was not considered new and material to reopen the claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no new and material evidence had been presented to reopen the service connection claim for residuals of an infection of the chest and stomach, as well as the compensable rating claim for a chalazion of the left eye. The appellant did not provide sufficient medical evidence linking his current conditions to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- infection of the chest and stomach, chalazion of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101201
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for chalazion of the left eye, finding that it was caused by his service-connected retinal detachment, bilateral, visual field loss.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's chalazion of the left eye was aggravated by his service-connected sickle cell retinopathy.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran's sickle cell retinopathy was rated based on visual acuity, with the highest rating of 50% granted from February 15, 2001 to April 20, 2005. Service connection for chalazion of the left eye was also denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's glaucoma and bilateral detached retinas are secondary to his service-connected sickle cell retinopathy. The chalazion of the left eye is not considered secondary to sickle cell retinopathy.
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