The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye ptosis and exotropia are related to his service, specifically a laceration he sustained in 1944 while on active duty. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA ophthalmologist opined that it was as likely as not that the Veteran's ptosis and exotropia are related to his injury in service, noting that ptosis can be caused by trauma such as a laceration.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Ptosis, Exotropia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2018
- Citation
- 1822658
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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.
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