The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right eye, diagnosed as scotoma, finding that this condition was incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is consistent with the circumstances, conditions, and hardships of the veteran's service in Vietnam, including his combat service and the absence of any post-service right eye injury records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shell fragment wound to the right eye, scotoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0209568
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What this means for you
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