The Board has granted service connection for retinitis pigmentosa and denied service connection for a heart condition. The Veteran's current bilateral eye retinitis pigmentosa is considered to have been incurred in service, with the presumption of soundness rebutted due to aggravation during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim and concluded that the preexisting retinitis pigmentosa was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- retinitis pigmentosa, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003381
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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