The Board has determined that the veteran's detached retina of the right eye and retinal tear of the left eye are related to injuries sustained on Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) in November 1988, and service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a link between the veteran's current diagnoses and his November 1988 injury during ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- detached retina of the right eye, retinal tear of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0740962
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What this means for you
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