The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right eye disabilities, including cataracts, subconjunctival hemorrhage, vitreous floaters, and refractive error with presbyopia, are not related to his military service. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The July 2009 VA examination report found no ocular sequelae from blunt force trauma during military service, and the Veteran's current right eye disabilities do not have a demonstrated etiological relationship with his service.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye senile cataracts, right eye subconjunctival hemorrhage, right eye vitreous floaters, refractive error with presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0936842
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal. The right eye vitreous floaters were granted as service-connected, and the claims for a right eye condition (other than vitreous floaters) and left eye condition are remanded. The dental condition claim is also remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to address the Veteran's contentions and additional evidence provided at his hearing, including his claims of eye disabilities related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the current eye disorders did not begin during or as a result of active service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the issues of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity and erythema annulare centrifugum, as well as service connection for diabetes mellitus and refractive error with presbyopia have been dismissed.
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