The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 28, 2003 for the grant of service connection for a left eye disorder under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of evidence of a formal or informal claim within one year of the VA treatment in 1967.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a formal or informal claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 prior to April 2003, and no such claim was found in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618530
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because the evidence did not show that her left eye blindness was caused by VA care, and instead concluded it was due to her own non-compliance with medical instructions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the surgeries performed in April 2010 and their impact on his left eye disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Diabetes Mellitus (Type II) and left eye blindness due to potential direct service connection based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's medical conditions are not entitled to presumptive service connection, but may be related to his service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left eye blindness and Parkinson's disease, among other conditions. The Veteran is not entitled to compensation ratings or SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.
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