The Board finds the Veteran's visual disorder not related to his active military service, but grants a 30 percent disability rating for post concussion headaches since April 17, 2012. The Veteran is entitled to a higher staged rating of 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner in April 2012 determined that the Veteran's mild vision problem is not caused by or related to his auto accident or head trauma but due to age-related cataract formations, and provided a clear explanation for the opinion based on the evidence of record and medical principles. The Board finds this opinion highly probative.
- Claimed conditions
- visual disorder, post concussion headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1443623
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to correct errors in assisting the veteran with their claim for a higher initial disability rating for service-connected post concussion headaches.
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cataracts and visual disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and military service.
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