The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma and pilonidal cyst. The decision on glaucoma is based on a lack of evidence linking it to service, while the denial of the pilonidal cyst claim is due to the absence of new and material evidence since the 1947 RO decisions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's currently diagnosed glaucoma was incurred in or aggravated by his active military service. The Board also found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for pilonidal cyst, as the evidence submitted did not provide sufficient information to establish a connection between the current condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0404097
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What this means for you
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