The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for right eye injury residuals or residual infection of amputation of the right third finger, as there is no causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion stating it is unlikely that the right eye condition was caused by the right eye injury while on ACDUTRA, and the residual infection of the amputation did not occur during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye injury residuals, residual infection of amputation of the right third finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1543704
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right eye injury residuals, status post corneal transplant and bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on direct service connection due to in-service noise exposure.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for clarification of the October 2008 examination report and an addendum opinion from the July 2017 VA examiner regarding the Veteran's right eye disorder.
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