The Board granted service connection for an eye disability, a left foot disability, and a right foot disability based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively showed that the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities were related to her wearing flight boots during Reserves service, and that she had a chronic eye disability diagnosed during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) which has progressively worsened into a current eye disability.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability, left foot pain or bunions, right foot pain, right great toe impairment, or bunions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012088
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 945 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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