The Veteran's service connection claims for eye disability and brain disability are both granted. The eye disability is found to be related to his service-connected hyperthyroidism/Graves' disease, while the brain disability claim is denied as there is no evidence of a traumatic brain injury in service or otherwise.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's eye disability was caused by his service-connected hyperthyroidism/Graves' disease. The Board also noted that there is no evidence of a traumatic brain injury in service or otherwise, which precludes service connection for brain disability.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability, brain disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2014
- Citation
- 1410692
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What this means for you
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