The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for retinitis pigmentosa and for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's service-connected retinitis pigmentosa warranted a higher disability rating or qualified her for SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.
- Claimed conditions
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033396
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for retinitis pigmentosa, finding that the condition first manifested during service and is related to the Veteran's detached retina of the right eye. The initial compensable rating for the bilateral eye disabilities remains denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for retinitis pigmentosa as there was no evidence of the condition manifesting during or being aggravated by active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for Retinitis pigmentosa due to new and material evidence submitted by the veteran. The case is now remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
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