The Veteran's bilateral blindness, left leg amputation, and right leg amputation are granted as service-connected. The claim for prostate cancer is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of a relationship between the conditions and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral blindness, left leg amputation, right leg amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24048125
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for service connection of left leg amputation and associated scars, as well as SMC based on loss of use of the left leg, is set to January 28, 2022. The effective date for DEA eligibility is also set to January 28, 2022. An effective date prior to January 28, 2022, was denied for service connection of chronic headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right leg amputations, which are claimed to be secondary to service-connected cellulitis. The VA medical opinions provided prior to the decision were not in accordance with the law regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected chronic kidney disease contributed substantially to his death, which was listed as the immediate cause of death. Therefore, the Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.
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