The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of visual impairment was granted. Service connection for glaucoma is also granted. The issue of service connection for adenocarcinoma of the duodenum is remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision on visual impairment and adenocarcinoma of the duodenum are mixed as one issue is granted (visual impairment) and another is remanded (adenocarcinoma of the duodenum).
- Claimed conditions
- visual impairment, glaucoma, adenocarcinoma of the duodenum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19173852
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection as they were not timely filed or did not meet the criteria for an extension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted reconsideration of the issues of entitlement to service connection for basal cell carcinoma, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral upper and lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The claims for these conditions were previously denied but are now being readjudicated due to new evidence.
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