The Board finds that the Veteran's current eye disabilities and hypertension are not related to service or to an incident of service origin, including exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of evidence shows that these conditions were not present in service or until many years thereafter, and are not related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current eye disabilities and hypertension are related to his military service or to an incident of service origin, including exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- central retinal vein occlusion, vitreous hemorrhage, pseudophakia of the left eye, mild nuclear sclerotic cataract of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1446015
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eye disabilities, specifically glaucoma, central retinal vein occlusion, and thyroid eye disease. The examiner is requested to consider total potential exposure through all applicable deployments and the synergistic, combined effect of all toxic exposure risk activities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right eye cataract and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on loss of use due to incomplete opinions regarding causation and aggravation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an examination for the Veteran's left eye condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye disability, specifically central retinal vein occlusion, is proximately due to his service-connected hypertension. Therefore, service connection for this condition as secondary to hypertension is granted.
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