The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for macular degeneration and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Board found no evidence of a current eye disability related to active service, and there was insufficient radiation exposure to warrant presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran did not have a currently diagnosed eye condition that is linked to his military service or any recognized form of radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Macular Degeneration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0411059
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What this means for you
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