The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disorder as secondary to his service-connected left eye disabilities and TDIU based on combined rating criteria. The veteran's left eye disorders are not considered a proximate cause of his left ankle injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support that the veteran's service-connected left eye disabilities were a proximate cause of his left ankle disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder, status-post aphakia of the left eye with blindness having light perception only and active glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0601270
What this means for you
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