The Board has granted service connection for the loss of the left eye and confirmed the initial 30 percent rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran sustained a shrapnel injury to his left eye during combat in Vietnam, resulting in the loss of the left eye. The VA physician's opinion supports this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal scar, left eye, cataract and ptosis, left upper lid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0313800
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for corneal scar, left eye and abdominal aortic aneurysm due to the Appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed for the Veteran's service-connected corneal scar, left eye, and an expert opinion is required regarding his claimed acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The case is being remanded to allow for this additional development.
- Whole decision: Granted
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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