The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral eye disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. For his hearing loss, a compensable rating is denied prior to March 13, 2001 and a compensable rating of 10% is granted from March 13, 2001 onwards.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current eye disorder was not related to his in-service injury due to its remote possibility. For hearing loss, the Board noted that there was no medical evidence linking the current condition to service and denied a compensable rating prior to March 13, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0124677
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