The Board found that the veteran's left eye blindness was not caused by VA medical care or treatment, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The proximate cause of the disability was not due to VA's fault in providing hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Left eye blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637713
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lower back and left eye blindness due to inadequate compliance with prior remand instructions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his exposure to acoustic trauma during service. Service connection for left eye blindness was denied as it is not rated higher than 30 percent due to anatomical presence of the eye.
- Granted
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