The Board denied service connection for left leg disorder, right leg disorder, and right eye vision loss as the evidence did not support a finding of separate disabilities other than those already service-connected.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not reflect separate and distinct leg disorders or a specific cause for the Veteran's right eye vision loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Left leg disorder, Right leg disorder, Right eye vision loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176184
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Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hand disorder, back disorder, left leg disorder (other than left knee pain), and right leg disorder (other than right knee pain) due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities during or proximate to the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and type 2 diabetes mellitus, while denying service connection for shin splints, left lower extremity, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and right eye vision loss.
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