The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hand arthritis and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left eye blindness, finding that there was no additional disability attributable to VA care or treatment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish an additional disability resulting from VA care or treatment, with the exception of informed consent issues which were found to be non-compliance and pre-existing conditions. The Veteran's blindness is attributed to his own noncompliance with medication and a history of left eye trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand arthritis, left eye blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2021
- Citation
- A21017774
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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