The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) as it is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that the high-normal interocular pressure measurements from 1988 were a contributing factor to the Veteran’s current bilateral NAION, and this finding established a nexus between the condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), bilateral pseudophakia, bilateral optic nerve pallor, bilateral open angle glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20079516
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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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