Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral right homonymous hemianopsia with macular splitting and monoplegia of the right arm, hand, leg, and foot as secondary to cancer melanoma.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing that these conditions are complications of the Veteran's service-connected melanoma and its treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral right homonymous hemianopsia with macular splitting, right upper extremity monoplegia (claimed as loss of use of right arm), right upper extremity monoplegia (claimed as loss of use of right hand), right lower extremity monoplegia (claimed as loss of use of right leg), right lower extremity monoplegia (claimed as loss of use of right foot)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015701
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