The Veteran's blindness due to bilateral occipital lobe infarcts was not caused by VA treatment and therefore, he is not entitled to DIC benefits.,VA treatment in November 1997 did not cause the Veteran's death from cardiovascular-renal disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's blindness or death were proximately caused by VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness due to bilateral occipital lobe infarcts, cardiovascular-renal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1204774
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- Remanded (sent back)
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