The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for resolving left third nerve palsy and left eye diplopia due to a Kenalog injection because the evidence did not show that the Veteran's disability was caused by the April 2010 VA injection.
The deciding factor: The Board found no competent, adequate opinion concluding that the Veteran’s left third nerve palsy was proximately caused by the April 28, 2010 Kenalog injection.
- Claimed conditions
- left third nerve palsy, left eye diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20061135
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left eye diplopia and TDIU on an extraschedular basis was denied. The Board found that the current 40 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his disability, as it accounted for interference with employment due to loss of pilot and state trooper positions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left eye disability, to include diplopia, must be remanded due to insufficient evidence and incomplete medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the submission of new evidence, and he has been requested to waive RO review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA eye examination and the obtaining of any outstanding VA treatment records.
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