The Veteran's blindness of the right eye is granted as service-connected. The issues of periorbital cellulitis and abscess, and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are dismissed due to being subsumed by the grant of service connection for residuals of right eye injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's blindness is attributed to an injury incurred during a period of INACDUTRA on active duty, and thus service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness of the right eye, periorbital cellulitis and abscess, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20048322
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus and MRSA are granted, with diabetes mellitus being granted under the PACT Act due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Cambodia. The claim for MRSA is remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right eye blindness is not considered to be caused by VA care or treatment, and the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 has been denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for blindness in the right eye, periorbital cellulitis and abscess, MRSA, and respiratory acidosis. The conditions are diseases that first manifested during a period of inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA) and were not as a result of an injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to concerns about the adequacy of a previous VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's MRSA was caused by or became worse as a result of VA treatment. The case will be returned for an addendum opinion.
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