The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a right eye pterygium, left eye pterygium, and refractive error. The decision argues that these conditions existed prior to or were not incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an in-service onset or aggravation of any of the claimed conditions, nor is there sufficient medical evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye pterygium, left eye pterygium, refractive error
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0008122
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for right eye pterygium was dismissed, and the Veteran's PTSD was granted an evaluation of 70 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, including refractive error, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new examination and addressing the Veteran's right eye pterygium.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome and left eye pterygium due to a need for additional medical evidence.
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