The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the right eye and for residuals of a fracture of the great toe. The evidence does not establish that these conditions are related to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking current disabilities to service, including lack of any diagnosed right eye or right great toe disability in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Fracture of the great toe, Frostbite residuals in feet, Psychiatric disability to include PTSD, Residuals of shrapnel wound to the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0303386
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