The Board granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's bilateral eye disability is etiologically related to his service, specifically exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109305
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral eye disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of his bilateral eye disability claim has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his authorized representative.
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