The Board found no evidence to support a connection between the Veteran's service and his left eye retinal detachment, concluding that it was less likely than not related to the injury in service.
The deciding factor: VA medical experts concluded that the Veteran's left eye retinal detachment was more likely due to pre-existing myopia and other risk factors rather than the blast injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1638192
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye condition, including his diagnosed left eye retinal detachment, is related to service and granted entitlement to service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye retinal detachment, finding that it was not related to his exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left eye disability is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II (DMII).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a left eye disability due to service-connected seizures, as there is conflicting medical opinion regarding whether the retinal detachment was caused or aggravated by his epilepsy.
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