The Board has granted service connection for a left eye chorioretinal scar, finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his inservice facial trauma. The Board also noted that there was no evidence of retinitis pigmentosa at any time following the November 1969 physical examination for service separation.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that the left eye chorioretinal scar was likely caused by an inflammatory process consistent with congenital toxoplasmosis, which is related to inservice facial trauma sustained in October 1966.
- Claimed conditions
- retinitis pigmentosa, presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0205816
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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.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 3, 2001, for service connection for retinitis pigmentosa based on the re-evaluation of previously unassociated service treatment records.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for a vision disability, to include hyperopia and presbyopia, and remanded several other claims including those for kidney, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lower extremity neuropathy, hip, knee, heart, neck, upper extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and remanded the claim for presbyopia due to insufficient evidence.
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