The Veteran's claims for service connection for blindness, including light perception only, and left leg condition have been denied. The claim for acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) is being remanded to obtain more information about the in-service stressor and toxic exposure.,The Veteran's claim for dyspnea has also been remanded to determine if there was an in-service exposure event.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of blindness, including light perception only, or left leg condition. The evidence does not support a service connection for these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) requires further development to determine the in-service stressor and toxic exposure event.
- Claimed conditions
- Blindness, including light perception only, Left leg condition, Acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD), Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23035851
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Related decisions
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- Granted
An earlier effective date of December 6, 2016, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for PTSD is granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left leg condition is dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the residuals of a 5th digit fracture of the right hand and denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. The other claims for service connection were remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and new evidence received.
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