The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for right eye vision loss was denied as new and material evidence has not been received.,Service connection for carpel tunnel syndrome of the left wrist is granted, with a rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for right eye vision loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Vision Loss, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Left Wrist
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19119907
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right eye vision loss resulting from a May 2002 VA cataract surgery, finding that the Veteran did not sustain an additional disability as a result of the surgery.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeal for PTSD and left knee disability, and denied service connection for tinnitus. Right eye vision loss and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 10 percent prior to June 19, 2019 and 50 percent thereafter. The appeal for a TDIU prior to June 19, 2019 is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted an initial 40 percent rating for right eye vision loss from July 19, 2004. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded.
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