The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral eye disability is related to subconjunctival hemorrhages in service, which resolved his vision issues. The claim was granted.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records showed a history of subconjunctival hemorrhages during service and subsequent development of macular degeneration later in life.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605096
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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) for his service-connected bilateral focal chorioretinitis, bilateral optic neuritis, peripheral retinal degeneration, bilateral macular degeneration, and bilateral optic neuropathy, as well as PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and TBI.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for eye disability, including bilateral exotropia, macular degeneration, cataracts, dry eye syndrome, and pinguecula, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the July 2020 VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's eye disability, excluding diabetic retinopathy and diabetic cataracts. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an eye disability other than his already established diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, specifically macular degeneration. The decision is due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives regarding obtaining morning reports and sick reports from his active duty service.
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