The Veteran's claim for service connection for pingueculum, left eye with myopia was reopened due to new and material evidence. The claim for a left eye condition is denied as the current eye condition is not related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s current left eye condition (epiretinal membrane) is an aging change and not related to any eye strain experienced in service or any pinguecula or pterygium noted while in service.
- Claimed conditions
- pingueculum, epiretinal membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000801
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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