The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for retinitis pigmentosa and is remanding it to determine if there was in-service aggravation of a pre-existing condition. The Veteran's retinitis pigmentosa may have existed prior to his military service, but whether it worsened during service beyond its natural progression will be determined by a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's retinitis pigmentosa underwent aggravation during service not attributable to the natural progression of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- retinitis pigmentosa
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0929252
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the motion to revise a 1968 rating decision denying service connection for retinitis pigmentosa due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa, finding no evidence of a nexus to active service.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 3, 2001, for service connection for retinitis pigmentosa based on the re-evaluation of previously unassociated service treatment records.
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