The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pseudophakia and status post retinal detachments are related to his active service, granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the etiology of the current eye disorder was unknown but likely related to incidents during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pseudophakia, status post retinal detachments
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0329473
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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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