The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for macular degeneration and macular scarring of the right eye, finding that there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected amblyopia of the left eye. The veteran's claim for service connection for amblyopia of the left eye was granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no relationship between the veteran's macular degeneration and macular scarring of the right eye and his service-connected amblyopia of the left eye, attributing these conditions to natural aging processes rather than any service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Macular Degeneration of the Right Eye, Macular Scarring of the Left Eye (Secondary to Amblyopia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0508128
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