The Board granted service connection for orbital fracture residuals of the right eye and remanded issues related to corneal foreign body in the right eye and a sinus disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise on the question of whether the current right eye orbital fracture residuals are related to service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- orbital fracture residuals of the right eye, corneal foreign body in the right eye, sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062882
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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