The Board has granted service connection for right eye glaucoma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right eye angle recession with iridodonesis and lens subluxation. The claim of entitlement to a compensable initial rating for right eye angle recession is also granted, but remanded due to incomplete VA examination report. Service connection for left eye glaucoma and an acquired psychiatric disorder are both remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right eye glaucoma was found to be aggravated by his service-connected right eye angle recession with iridodonesis and lens subluxation, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye glaucoma, Left eye glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22002374
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