The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and granted service connection for right eye enucleation, finding that the pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions indicate that the veteran's pre-existing right eye disability became more symptomatic during service, but is not secondary to any particular military duties. The specialists noted the possibility of glaucoma existing as a separate disease process and indicated that certain tests for finding 'chronic' glaucoma were not available back in the 1940s.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye enucleation
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0212459
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