The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for keratoconus and found it well grounded. However, additional medical evidence is needed to determine if the current keratoconus disability is related to military service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted, but further examination and clarification from doctors are required to establish a link between the veteran's current condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- keratoconus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0005792
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for keratoconus, depression, and sleep apnea have been readjudicated. The claim of service connection for keratoconus is granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression and sleep apnea are remanded to the AOJ for further review.
- Granted
The Veteran's keratoconus is granted service connection due to in-service exposure to sand and dust. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is remanded for further review.
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