The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic left eye condition, including his left upper lid ptosis, is at least as likely as not incurred during active duty service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's account of an injury to his left eye during service and subsequent development of ptosis, with medical records confirming this history and causation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left eye condition, left upper lid ptosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22057083
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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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