The Board found that the original decision granting service connection for right eye glaucoma was not clearly erroneous and thus restored service connection. The Veteran's left eye disability is not attributable to service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right eye glaucoma is related to his service-connected Horner's syndrome, but the Board found that the original decision granting service connection for right eye glaucoma was not clearly erroneous and thus restored it. The left eye disability is not shown to be related to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye glaucoma with loss of visual acuity, left eye disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 1900017
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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