The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted and rated at 50 percent effective October 25, 2007. The eye disorder issue has been resolved in favor of the Veteran, with residuals of pterygia surgery related to his military service resulting in current visual impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA ophthalmology examiner concluded that there was no relationship between the Veteran's glaucoma and cataracts and his pterygium surgeries from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Glaucoma, Cataracts, Bilateral Pterygia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1001280
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What this means for you
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