The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his chorioretinal scar of the left eye and service connection for stomach ulcers, finding that there was no evidence to support a higher rating or service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current symptoms of the chorioretinal scar to service or showing that the veteran's stomach ulcers are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chorioretinal scar of the left eye, Stomach ulcers
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0021283
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What this means for you
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