The Board has granted service connection for a left eye condition and denied the claim of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for TBI. The Veteran's left eye condition is found to be related to his period of active military service, while his TBI remains at a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise in showing that the Veteran's left eye condition is related to events of his active service and granted service connection for this condition. The TBI claim was denied as there were no complications or additional disabilities identified beyond the initial diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1526466
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's headaches, head scars, left eye condition, and right eye condition are all found to be secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI). Service connection is granted for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The claim of CUE in the February 2020 rating decision regarding service connection for various conditions is dismissed as it was subsumed by a subsequent March 2021 Board decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the service connection for lumbosacral strain, left and right knee conditions, and left and right eye conditions in May 2024.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the appellant's left eye condition is related to his service. The VA will need to obtain additional medical opinions and consider relevant service treatment records.
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