The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right leg scar and bilateral defective hearing are denied. The RO is directed to complete further development as outlined in the remand instructions before adjudicating these issues again.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an eye disorder secondary to service-connected heart disease with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus, or that the veteran's current vision problems are related to his service-connected conditions. The RO is instructed to obtain updated medical records and schedule the veteran for an ophthalmology examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0416390
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as correctable evidence was not obtained and VA examinations were inadequate.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an eye disorder, finding no evidence of current disability or in-service incurrence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the Veteran's current eye disorders were not incurred in or related to his military service.
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