The Board found no evidence linking the left eye macular scar to service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing a nexus between the current left eye macular scar and any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye macular scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0301526
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