The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye blindness is related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The claim of entitlement to service connection for osteoarthritis of the right hip is denied as there is no evidence showing a direct relationship between the current disability and service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's right eye blindness was related to an in-service incident, while the medical opinions regarding the cause of his right hip osteoarthritis were against such a finding.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Blindness, Osteoarthritis of the Right Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1752358
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right eye blindness is granted.,The Veteran's claim for SMC based on loss of use of the right eye is granted.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for right eye blindness prior to January 13, 2014 remains pending and will be remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran is eligible for PCAFC benefits but needs further clarification on the level of stipend (Level 1 or Level 2) based on his specific needs. The case is being remanded to determine this.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional medical opinions to clarify the nature of the Veteran's right hip conditions and determine if any service-connected disabilities have aggravated them. The case is being returned for further review.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to January 19, 2011. The evidence does not substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected conditions.
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