The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye disabilities, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran's current eye disabilities are not related to his in-service right eye injury and conjunctivitis.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions found no causal relationship between the Veteran's current eye disabilities and service or presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- presbyopia, right eye blindness, glaucoma of both eyes, retinal detachment of the right eye, bilateral glaucoma, age-related cataracts
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1515223
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's retinal detachment of the right eye, including whether it is related to toxic exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's eye disabilities, including bilateral cataracts, hypertensive retinopathy, hypermetropia, astigmatism, presbyopia, unspecified peripheral retinal degeneration, dry eye syndrome, presence of intraocular lens, old branch retinal vein occlusion, and bilateral pinguecula.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection and entitlement to Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted, but the effective date is not earlier than August 9, 2023.
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