The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of visual impairment in his right eye. However, it is unclear whether this condition was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected left eye disorder (herpetic keratitis with corneal nebula). The evidence does not conclusively establish a direct link between the two.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not provide clear and convincing evidence that the Veteran's current visual impairment in his right eye is directly related to his service-connected left eye disorder, but it also does not rule out this possibility. Therefore, the Board cannot definitively determine whether service connection should be granted or denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Visual impairment of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1043501
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