The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left eye disorder, diagnosed as left eye open angle glaucoma with retinal hemorrhage, finding that it was incurred in active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a grant of service connection due to the current diagnosis and the presence of an injury during service which is related by both private medical opinions and the veteran's testimony.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye open angle glaucoma, retinal hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0601602
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Decisions by this judge: 1,175 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and will need to obtain additional private treatment records related to the Veteran's eye disabilities.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both issues for additional development, including obtaining clarification on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and verifying his service in Southwest Asia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed eye disabilities, including photophobia. The issues of service connection for a bilateral eye disability and TBI are still pending.
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