The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder of the right eye, including pseudotumor cerebri and pseudopapilledema with residuals of intermittent blurred vision and headaches, is granted. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses are found to be related to her period of active service due to the improvement and deterioration of her disorders which were diagnosed as congenital in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudotumor cerebri, pseudopapilledema, optic disc edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1220382
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