The Board has granted service connection for vitreal syneresis and bipolar disorder, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The claims for left ear hearing loss, visual impairment (including dry eyes), and an initial rating in excess of 60 percent prior to June 12, 2009 for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome remain pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's vitreal syneresis is a result of her service-connected Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. For bipolar disorder, the Board concluded that it had its onset during active service and resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, visual impairment, stress-related disorder, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1004081
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