The Veteran's claims of ischemic heart disease and hypertension, both claimed as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, are stayed pending the effective date of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.,Right eye vision loss due to a residual scar from a foreign body is granted. Right eye vision loss due to glaucoma (as 95 percent of total vision loss) and right hand DJD are denied.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, and hypertension as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam have been stayed pending the effective date of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.,Right eye vision loss due to a residual scar from a foreign body is granted because it is related to service. Right eye vision loss due to glaucoma and right hand DJD are denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

Claimed conditions

Ischemic heart disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD), Hypertension, Right eye vision loss due to a residual scar from a foreign body (as five percent of total vision loss), Right eye vision loss due to glaucoma (as 95 percent of total vision loss), Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the second to fifth distal interphangeal joints (DIPJs) (right hand DJD)

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 10, 2019

Citation

19192238

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