The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision loss disability, diagnosed as optic neuropathy, was incurred during service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran first noticed blurry vision in 1978 during service and that symptoms of the vision loss have continued since service separation. The Board found the evidence at least in relative equipoise on whether there were in-service onset of symptoms leading to a later diagnosed optic neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Optic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22070394
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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.
What you can do next
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