The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to the eye disability. Additional evidence is needed for other claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence supports the claim of aggravation of pre-existing bilateral eye disability during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disability (Solar Maculopathy with Central Scotomas), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Mood Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1820090
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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