The Board granted the veteran's claim for benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a right eye condition, finding that oral prednisone used to treat scleritis following a VA conjunctival biopsy was the precipitating cause of the central retinal vein occlusion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there was not unequivocal evidence that the oral prednisone caused the central retinal vein occlusion, it was the precipitating factor due to its contribution to elevated blood glucose and other risk factors for vein occlusion.
- Claimed conditions
- central retinal vein occlusion of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0900575
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for eye disabilities as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II due to insufficient medical opinions and a failure to obtain all relevant records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for central retinal vein occlusion of the right eye, alleging that this condition was caused by a stress test performed at VA's Muskogee VAMC in September 2004 due to his hypertension. The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration.
- Denied
The Veteran's current conditions were not caused by VA medical treatment, and the proximate cause of his additional disability was not an event reasonably foreseeable. Therefore, he is not entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran likely has central retinal vein occlusion of the right eye, which is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
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