The Board found that the veteran's current eye disability, which includes loss of vision, was not incurred or aggravated by service. The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding of service connection.
The deciding factor: Service medical records showed no chronic eye condition during active duty and no relationship between any diagnosed conditions (including Bell's palsy) and the veteran's current visual impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder, loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0407739
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