The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for left eye glaucoma and has determined that new and material evidence has been presented. The Board also found that there is at least equipoise of evidence regarding whether the Veteran's left eye glaucoma is related to his active service, thus granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presentation of new medical evidence linking the Veteran's left eye glaucoma to an in-service injury (a drawer accident), and the Board found that there was at least equipoise of evidence supporting this link.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20066302
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left eye glaucoma, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for left eye glaucoma and denied increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee surgical scars. The claims for increased ratings for left knee degenerative arthritis and status post reconstructive surgery, as well as for bilateral hearing loss, were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA opinion to address in-service symptoms and whether any non-refractive eye condition or superimposed disease or injury is present.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, as a statement of the case has not yet been issued.
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