The Board has granted service connection for left eye blindness and right eye condition, finding that the Veteran's service-connected bronchiectasis disability caused his bilateral retinal detachments resulting in blindness.
The deciding factor: The VA treatment records indicate the Veteran had retinal detachment repair surgery due to persistent ocular pressure from years of induced vomiting caused by Albuterol use for his service-connected bronchiectasis disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness, right eye condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18135675
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left eye vision problems, and right eye condition.
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