The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye condition, diagnosed as ischemic optic neuropathy, is related to his service-connected hypertension and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension caused his ischemic optic neuropathy, thus granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic optic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24026780
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