The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left eye injury, claimed as blindness, finding that it had its onset in service and is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of a traumatic injury during service which resulted in the Veteran's current condition, including sub-retinal hemorrhage, vitreous hemorrhage, pseudophakia, macular hemorrhage, and choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) of the left eye. The private doctor provided an opinion linking these residuals to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness, sub-retinal hemorrhage, vitreous hemorrhage of left eye, pseudophakia of both eyes, macular hemorrhage of left eye, choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM), left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26038319
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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