The Board has determined that the veteran's current cataract is related to service, specifically a trip flare incident in his face during active duty. The claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: An ophthalmologist concluded that it is as likely as not (50 percent probability or greater) that the veteran's cataract resulted from a trip flare going off in his face during service, accepting the fact of such an incident based on 38 U.S.C.A. § 1154(b).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right eye injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0609085
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)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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