The Board has granted the Veteran's request for vacatur of its previous decision denying service connection for an eye disability and a neurological disability of the right leg, finding that his due process rights were violated by not addressing his argument regarding radiation exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s due process rights may have been violated as he was not addressed in his appeal regarding his claim of radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disability (glaucoma), Neurological disability of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20028542
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an eye disability and a psychiatric disability due to insufficient medical evidence in the file, and the need for further examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye disability and a neurological disability of the right leg, finding that there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The medical opinions provided by VA were against the claims.
- Denied
The Veteran does not have hearing loss, an eye disability, or residuals of prostate cancer as a result of his service. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection.
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