The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for amblyopia, compound hyperopia, and astigmatism as these conditions are considered congenital defects not recognized for VA compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show an increase in severity of the preexisting congenital refractive error of the eye during service, thus no aggravation was established.
- Claimed conditions
- amblyopia, compound hyperopia, astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0211571
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and increased rating claims.
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