The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, kidney disability, testicular damage, and edema in both legs as these conditions were not shown during service or linked to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show any current disabilities related to the claimed conditions that can be attributed to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disability, Kidney Disability, Testicular Damage, Edema in Both Legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0204263
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral eye disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has granted an increased rating to 60 percent effective from July 18, 2023.
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