The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye disability, including amblyopia, esotropia, and strabismus, is service-connected as it was aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The worsening of the Veteran's pre-existing right eye condition during service raised a presumption of aggravation which could be rebutted only with clear and unmistakable evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye amblyopia, right eye esotropia, right eye strabismus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1430638
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for increased ratings for right eye amblyopia was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to February 16, 2016 and from February 16, 2016 to February 26, 2019, but denied a higher rating since February 26, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disorder, finding that his amblyopia was a congenital defect and not related to service. The cataracts and retinopathy were found to be unrelated to active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and potentially relevant VA treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's current right eye disability is related to service, including any in-service trauma. The examiner should clarify whether the diagnosed conditions are developmental defects or not and provide an opinion on their etiology.
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