The Board has determined that the claim is well-grounded and grants service connection for traumatic phthisis bulbi of the right eye, status post enucleation.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service medical records indicate treatment for phthisis in service, leading to an enucleation. The condition was not noted during service but present at discharge, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic phthisis bulbi, Enucleation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0027546
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