Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral eye condition, which is related to his in-service herbicide exposure. The claims for a compensable rating for hepatitis C and an increased rating for chronic hypertension were denied.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided evidence linking the Veteran's eye condition to his in-service herbicide agent exposure, while the evidence did not support a finding of chronic liver disease or diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more for hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086041
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