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63SIERRA

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I have been trying to get what is deserved, for compensation from the va. I would like some opinions on a claim submitted in 1995. A brief description of the claim is I was working under a truck, and an object like a bolt, or rock, or something fell in my eye, and abrasioned cornea was the result. I went on sick call, got ointment and a patch, and wore it abt a week. since the abrasion, I have had several occasions of dry eye, and given eye drops. I learned that 10 percent compensation is appropriate for residuals of corneal abrasion. I plan to file a CUE claim, back to 1995 based on this denial letter. Plz pay close attention to the very first line. They acknowledge in SERVICE medical records, indicated I had suffered a corneal abrasion, then they changed the subject, and distracted to my other, eye, then finally at the end of the denial , stated my injury was not service connected. THE FIRST SENTENCE THE TYPED SAID IT HAPPENED IN SERVICE. !!

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Service medical records from March 1990 thru aug 1995 reveal a one time irritation of your left eye. when you had a dust particle enter your eye while working under a vehicle. ( for the record, the rater said it was a dust particle, my medical record states it was an object. rater decided to use particle, to make it sound like a minor injury).

Your eye was irrigated well.The eye exam showed a corneal abrasion with use of an antibiotic and eye patch for 24 hrs.

there were no further complaints of the left eye.

There are no medical records showing an eye disability since discharge. In recent Va outpatient records on sept of 2004 you were found to have a retinal detachment in the right eye. The acute injury of the left eye in service is not related to the current diagnosis of the right eye. (see how the rater tries to distract from the subject at hand), ?

Service connection may be granted for a disability which began in military service or was caused by some event or experience in service.

Service connection for eye condition is denied since this condition neither occurred in nor was caused by service.

I filed for my left eye, not my right, why they even mentioned my right eye, is ridiculous to me. My right eye was injured before I ever joined the service.

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I was taking pegintron and ribavarin, and I recall the nurse practitioner, (who was better than any doctor I ever had), saying that there were risk of eye problem with the injections and pills for the hepc

I think pegintron was pretty much the same as interferon but longer lasting.

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so now it looks like I have a claim for both eyes. It may be hard to understand how I could not remember a retinal detachment, but keep in mind, I have been fighting hepc, kidney cancer, adrenal gland cancer, abdominal hernia, arthritis in left hand, sleep apnea, back problems, ingrown toenails, ED, dry burning eyes, neck pain and numbness un arms when sleeping, irritable bowels, just to name a few.

Its just like asknod said in his book, you start having dream, and things start coming back, in vivid detail. Its true that the mind tries to bury unpleasant, traumatic events in a persons life. Im 44 and cant recall what happened when I WAS 34. I recall none of my childhood, so I can only image what that was like.

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I looked up pegintron and it does cause retinal detachments and other eye conditions. back to the drawing board . Things have gotten so confusing and trwisted I can hardly keep track anymore.

Freespirit your ongoing research, help, and support are golden , and I really appreciate it, the most valuable possession a person has is thier time, because we all have a set amount, that only the creator knows, we cant buy more, we cant get another body, we are all here for a short time, and for you to take time to help is special ,

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