The Board found that the veteran's optic neuritis was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred in service. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness or combination of illnesses manifested by signs or symptoms such as those listed in the regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- Optic neuritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0510686
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