The Board has granted the reopening of the previously denied claim for service connection for ocular histoplasmosis and has determined that the appellant was disabled by a disease incurred in line of duty during his period of ACDUTRA, thus granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the appellant's ocular histoplasmosis was incurred during his period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA), and that period constitutes active military, naval, or air service due to disability from a disease or injury incurred in line of duty.
- Claimed conditions
- ocular histoplasmosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127792
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for ocular histoplasmosis, a vision condition, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding possible service connection.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for ocular histoplasmosis was reopened and granted based on new evidence linking the condition to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) records and medical records that may support the veteran's claims.
- Granted
The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for ocular histoplasmosis. The Board concludes that the veteran likely had ocular histoplasmosis during his military service, which is considered a disease incurred in service.
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