The Board has found that the veteran's pigmentary glaucoma, bilaterally, is service connected as it originated during his military service and was seen with continued problems and treatment thereafter.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed eye abnormalities in service with continued problems and treatment thereafter, and a competent opinion linked the current diagnosis to service.
- Claimed conditions
- pigmentary glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613098
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's pigmentary glaucoma is related to his service. The case is being remanded for this purpose.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pigmentary dispersion syndrome with pigmentary glaucoma is related to his military service and granted service connection for these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pigmentary glaucoma, status post cataract surgery with interocular lens implantation bilaterally, exotropia, and myopia. The veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence linking the eye conditions to military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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