The Board denied service connection for defective eyesight and glaucoma, but granted service connection for dental trauma for outpatient treatment purposes. The right foot arthritis with pes planus was rated at 20 percent disabling, while the left foot arthritis with pes planus was also rated at 20 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Defective Eyesight, Dental Trauma, Deviated Nasal Septum, Glaucoma, Left Foot Arthritis with Pes Planus, Right Foot Arthritis with Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0502316
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