The Board granted service connection for ischemic optic neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected carcinoma of glottis and laryngeal cancer, but denied service connection for tooth decay.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's ischemic optic neuropathy was caused by his service-connected carcinoma of glottis and laryngeal cancer treatment, while there was no evidence of bone loss in the jaw due to tooth decay.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic optic neuropathy, tooth decay
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102125
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Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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