The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye diplopia was incurred in service, but his right eye esotropia is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for the right eye esotropia.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye diplopia, right eye esotropia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1202030
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's current right eye disability is related to service, including any in-service trauma. The examiner should clarify whether the diagnosed conditions are developmental defects or not and provide an opinion on their etiology.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye disability, including amblyopia, esotropia, and strabismus, is service-connected as it was aggravated by his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's right-sided stroke, right eye diplopia, and cervical spine disorder are not considered to be caused by VA medical treatment during cataract surgery on October 19, 2009.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right eye esotropia and psychiatric disability, finding no current disabilities linked to his in-service conditions.
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