The Board found that the service-connected intrastromal corneal foreign body of the left eye status post shell fragment wound is not the cause of the loss of visual acuity in that eye, nor is it productive of field loss, pain, rest-requirements or episodic incapacity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the arteriolar sclerosis is directly related to the Veteran's hypertension and less likely as not caused or aggravated his visual problem.
- Claimed conditions
- intrastromal corneal foreign body of the left eye status post shell fragment wound, branch retinal vein occlusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0929087
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for branch retinal vein occlusion and glaucoma, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left eye disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his current condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities, including glaucoma, and his service or a service-connected condition.
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