The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran's sickle cell retinopathy was rated based on visual acuity, with the highest rating of 50% granted from February 15, 2001 to April 20, 2005. Service connection for chalazion of the left eye was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sickle cell retinopathy did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on visual acuity impairment and service connection for chalazion of the left eye could not be established as related to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell retinopathy, chalazion of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1734458
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Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for sickle cell retinopathy and an acquired psychiatric disorder were granted. The claims for left leg gout and right leg gout were denied. The issues of hypertension, prostate cancer, and bilateral pes planus were remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for chalazion of the left eye, finding that it was caused by his service-connected retinal detachment, bilateral, visual field loss.
- Granted
The Veteran's additional left eye disability was caused by an ischemic event related to his sickle cell disease, and VA should have informed him of the risks involved in the March 2007 procedure. The Board grants compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's chalazion of the left eye was aggravated by his service-connected sickle cell retinopathy.
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