The Veteran's service-connected open-angle glaucoma and lumbar arthritis have been granted, with a TDIU also being granted effective July 20, 2010. The VA has scheduled the Veteran for an examination to determine the current severity of his lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: A new VA examination was needed due to the length of time since the last one and the Veteran's assertion of increased symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- open-angle glaucoma, lumbar arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1601070
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 90 percent for the service-connected open-angle glaucoma, but granted special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.
- Partly granted
The veteran is granted TDIU from January 11, 2019, to January 10, 2021, but the appeal for TDIU from January 11, 2021, is dismissed as moot.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for lumbar arthritis and degenerative disc disease, finding that his claimed back conditions are due to or aggravated by his service-connected knee conditions.
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