The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed left eye optic atrophy had its onset in service or is proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, and thus grants service connection for residuals of a left eye injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner linked the Veteran's current left eye optic neuropathy to his in-service left eye injury and also to his service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye optic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1133207
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye optic neuropathy and traumatic angle recession with asymmetric intraocular pressure is granted.
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