The Veteran's claimed left eye injury was not shown to be etiologically related to any injury or disease contracted during his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran's left eye disorder is related to his in-service reported incident, and there is no other evidence linking it to service. The onset of the Veteran's decreased vision was approximately 45 years after discharge from service, making a causal relationship less likely.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left eye injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910608
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Decisions by this judge: 1,464 · Granted: 14% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep impairment and hearing loss of the right ear, and a 30 percent rating for residuals of a left eye injury from April 27, 1998. The claim for a higher rating was denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied higher initial ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left ear hearing loss, and left eye disability. However, service connection was granted for a cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 19, 1965, for the grant of service connection for residuals of a left eye injury based on new and relevant evidence received after a final disallowance.
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