The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 6, 2024 for the grant of service connection for left optic atrophy. The December 2, 2023 claim for rhinitis remains unadjudicated.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date is April 6, 2024 as this was the date VA received the Veteran's claim for vision impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left optic atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26002770
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling an orthopedic examination and addressing issues related to severance of service connection and reduction of rating.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's left optic atrophy is likely related to his service-connected hypertension, and thus secondary service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected left eye pterygium is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA ophthalmological examination.
- Denied
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