The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 18, 2001 and August 11, 1999 for the grant of service connection for left forearm neuropathy and chorioretinitis of the left eye were denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the rating decisions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were based on a final decision that did not contain CUE, thus they were denied.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the left forearm, chorioretinitis of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1741372
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Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chorioretinitis of the left eye and left eye retinal scarring, to include as secondary to chorioretinitis due to an incomplete medical opinion in the July 2018 VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chorioretinitis of the left eye and left eye retinal scarring, to include as secondary to chorioretinitis due to a lack of addressing in the Supplemental Statement of the Case.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Denied
The VA denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected chorioretinitis of the left eye, finding that his current visual acuity and field loss do not warrant a higher evaluation.
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