The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and hearing loss in the left ear, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or chronicity of these conditions during service.
The deciding factor: Service records showed treatment for conjunctivitis and pterygium of the left eye but did not show any ongoing issues after separation from service. The VA examiner found no current diagnoses of pterygium or elevated intraocular lens in the left eye, and there was no evidence of hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis, pterygium of the left eye, elevated intraocular lens of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0317207
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, and pinguecula based on a finding that the conditions are related to active service.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for keratitis and conjunctivitis due to insufficient efforts made to schedule a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence regarding its etiology.
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