The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for presbyopia, finding that it was not a disability for which service connection may be granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not show that the Veteran's presbyopia was caused by an in-service incident or disease and is instead an age-related condition.
- Claimed conditions
- presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24002190
What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of a vision disability, including glaucoma, astigmatism, refractive error, and presbyopia, is granted. The Board found that the onset of these conditions was during active duty.
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