The Board has determined that the Veteran's mild epiretinal membrane of the left eye is related to facial trauma sustained during service, and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not conclusively establish a direct relationship between the Veteran's facial trauma in service and his current epiretinal membrane. However, as the claim is in equipoise, the Board finds that the Veteran's mild epiretinal membrane of the left eye is related to service due to the circumstances surrounding the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- epiretinal membrane, facial trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1018600
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