The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of blindness in the left eye, loss of motor skills to include Multiple Sclerosis, or residuals of a right knee injury. The evidence does not support service connection for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent credible medical evidence establishing a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and there is insufficient evidence linking any symptoms to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Blindness in the left eye, Loss of motor skills to include Multiple Sclerosis, Residuals of a right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1019398
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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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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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