The Board finds that the Veteran's left eye chorioretinitis was incurred in military service and grants service connection for this condition. The Board also found no evidence of a pre-existing disability, thus granting service connection for retinal atrophy as secondary to the contusion injury during active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's left eye chorioretinitis was incurred in military service due to a contusion injury sustained during active duty. The Board also found no evidence of a pre-existing condition, thus granting service connection for retinal atrophy as secondary to the contusion injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye chorioretinitis, retinal atrophy, chorioretinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1413107
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