The Board granted the veteran's claim for benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a right eye condition, finding that oral prednisone used to treat scleritis following a VA conjunctival biopsy was the precipitating cause of the central retinal vein occlusion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there was not unequivocal evidence that the oral prednisone caused the central retinal vein occlusion, it was the precipitating factor due to its contribution to elevated blood glucose and other risk factors for vein occlusion.
- Claimed conditions
- central retinal vein occlusion of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0900575
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.
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