The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye retinal detachment, status post repair, with blindness is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury of the right eye and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The severity of the in-service injury predisposed the veteran to a future retinal detachment later in life.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye retinal detachment, blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0828002
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation, as they do not qualify for permanent and total disability due to loss of use of extremities or anatomical regions.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's past due benefits were already awarded and no fees were withheld or paid, so there are no remaining disputes to be adjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right eye disability, including retinal detachment and chorioretinal scar. The claim will be adjudicated again with a new VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral eye conditions as untimely and because the claims have been fully granted.
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