The Board has granted service connection for a right eye disorder, diagnosed as legal blindness of the right eye due to macular depression. The claim of entitlement to a disability rating greater than 10 percent for traumatic brain injury with headaches is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony and medical opinions linking his current right eye disorder to his in-service motor vehicle accident, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye disorder (legal blindness due to macular depression)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008418
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