The Board granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability as secondary to service-connected disabilities but denied service connection for muscle atrophy/weakness.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's current bilateral eye disability was medically related to his service-connected disabilities by nature of stress and fatigue they cause him to experience, while there is no evidence of a current disability manifested by muscle atrophy/weakness.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral eye disability, Muscle atrophy/weakness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25008122
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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