The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for glaucoma of the right eye and finds that new evidence received is sufficient to reopen the claim. However, the Veteran's current right eye disability is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no link between the Veteran's current right eye disability (retinal detachment) and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1813892
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