The Board has granted service connection for a vision disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service injury. The claim was reopened due to new evidence received since the previous denial.
The deciding factor: The Board found the weight of the competent and probative evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether a vision disability had its onset during or is otherwise related to active service, including the Veteran's reported symptoms from an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- vision disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182499
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including a right hip disability, left ankle disability, right trigger finger disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, chronic sinusitis, and a vision disability to provide the Veteran with proper notice of his right to a hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability at any point during the claims period or shortly prior to the claim being filed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee, and left hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. An earlier effective date of August 19, 2009, was also granted for a TDIU.
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