The Board granted service connection for an eye disability, finding that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active service but rather had existed prior to service and worsened during service. The psychiatric disability claim remains denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on pre-existing condition worsening during service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"diagnosis":"Best's disease","date_of_diagnosis":null,"notes":"First diagnosed in service (December 1979)"}, {"diagnosis":"Stargardt's disease","date_of_diagnosis":"November 1980","notes":"Diagnosed after discharge from service"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0101066
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