The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for retinitis pigmentosa, but denied the claim itself as there is no evidence that the condition was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The preexisting retinitis pigmentosa did not increase in severity during service and thus cannot be considered service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18144162
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