The veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and compensable evaluation for scars of the left eyebrow and chin prior to August 30, 2002 were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for scars after August 30, 2002 was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support service connection for an eye disorder or the compensable evaluation for scars prior to August 30, 2002. The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent after that date was also not supported by the available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Disorder, Headaches with Light Sensitivity, Degenerative Disc Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease of the Cervical Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0431903
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