The Board has decided in favor of the veteran, granting service connection for loss of vision due to head injury sustained during military service.
The deciding factor: The examination and medical opinion established a link between the veteran's current visual impairment and his reported head trauma during service.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0404998
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for hearing loss and loss of vision due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for the RO to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, specifically to provide the veteran with adequate VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for weight gain, loss of vision, sleep apnea, right foot condition, hypertension, hearing loss, and right knee pain.
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