The Board has determined that the veteran's vision loss disability, corneal scar, optic nerve head drusen, and visual field constriction are not related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the current eye disabilities and the veteran's active duty service period.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss disability, corneal scar, optic nerve head drusen, visual field constriction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0600909
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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