The Board has granted service connection for glaucoma and denied service connection for heart disease, chest pain, a disorder on the left side of the head, and chronic nosebleeds. The veteran's claims are based on direct evidence.
The deciding factor: Service records show the diagnosis of glaucoma during active service, but no definitive link to current conditions or exposure basis was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Glaucoma, Heart disease, manifested by chest pain, Pain on the left side of the head, Chronic nosebleeds
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0032253
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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